I missed some time chronicling Zero
Hour and coping with the loss of Keith so I am trying to get back on the horse
and into a regular rhythm. So let’s continue the seventh installment of our
continuing Friday segment: Better Know A Zombie Apocalypse Survivor!
Kim
Chambers: Back when
what we are calling “Group 2” arrived on our doorstep, I couldn’t help but
think that the Chambers family might be the luckiest family on the planet. A
quick recap for those just tuning in. You have Janet who worked in the office.
Her son, who worked at Reason’s for a time, makes it safely from ACE Hardware through
zom-infested streets to reunite with his mother and fiancé. Can it get any
sweeter than that? Oh yes, Janet’s daughter – Brad’s older sister – works in
the Pharmacy as a drug dealer. While that department hadn’t opened up yet, Kim
was here (along with coworker Jennifer) and both of them were safely inside,
waiting on their boss to open up the department, when the first rush of zoms
hit. We never saw any of the other Pharmacy employees. This is what is known as
being born under a lucky star.
So, Kim works in the pharmacy and
aside from our conversations about music or me pretending to fend off her
constant sexual advances towards me, I have to admit, I don’t know her that
well. I mean we were friends on Facebook and always exchanged all the
pleasantries when we would go about work but I don’t know her hopes and fears.
Not like a Kasondra or a Lance. If I were going to officially label us, it
would be “buddies.” I would stop and say hi to her if I saw her at Walmart. I
would definitely stop to help her if her car battery died. But we were never
one to hang out on a Friday night, whereas Luke shows up at my house regularly
and Kasondra has come over to play Rock
Band and poker with me.
I need to get to know Kim better.
And I want to. She seems like a nice enough girl. We just never really
connected much before all of this. Still, there is that nagging feeling in the
back of mind because of what happened to Keith. Maybe I should distance myself.
Maybe I shouldn’t get too close to anyone. After all, statistically speaking,
there is a percentage chance that I might have to put a bullet in her head.
Still, with the familial unit that
the Chambers have up here and with Brad and Kasondra reunited, in a way, it
gives me hope…
Jennifer
Brown: You know that
cliché about how the pretty girls are all sitting at home on Friday night
because all the guys are too afraid to ask them out. In my humble opinion (or
as they used to say on the Internet IMHO), Jennifer is that girl. I know that
beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I dare anyone to disagree with me. I
will be the first to tell you that I was pretty intimidated by her appearance
because Jen is a flat out beautiful woman.
Then we got to know each other over
the years. She is a pretty cool chick. I have never met a person who will dance
so spontaneously. It doesn’t matter what kind of music is on, Jennifer will
dance at the drop of a hat. Now, the quantifier is I did not say that she
dances well. But I almost think that actually makes her more appealing. It is
easy to be intimidated by that stripper that can dance flawlessly around that
pole but when you get a goofy girl (those are the best girls by the way) that
is willing to put herself out there and not really care if she looks crazy…
that is a good thing.
The last comment I want to make about
Jennifer is the “not judging the book by the cover” cliché. Growing up in a
family with three older brothers, Jennifer is no stranger when it comes to
hunting and fishing. She actually enjoys it. She has already started making
plans with Hunter and Lance regarding plans to get us fresh fish once the zom
population drops to more manageable levels.
