Day 86

Finally, a break. Though the grocery store was mostly ravaged, we found enough food for the nine of us to last for months! What’s more, they had a decent electronics section and, with Eugene’s help, I was able to fashion a very nice little power source. Hopefully he doesn’t die anytime soon. He might be the only one who can keep this project going.

I guess, if worse comes to worse, I can go to pen-and-paper. But, I would really rather not. In fact, part of me wonders if I would even bother writing this stuff down if I had to do it on paper.

Is that weird?

Maybe I’m getting a little unhinged.

Anyways, we bared up the doors and only left one door open; the door to the roof. If we go up there, we can take the fire-escape to the ground. No way in but up means that none of those “zombies” can get in here.

We’ve taken to organizing everything in the store in sections. Food, utilities, toiletries, potential weapons; we’re getting very organized over here.

 Well, except for Boris.

He took the death of his father a lot harder than we thought he would. He’s the only one of us who refuses to carry a weapon. Linda even offered to let him carry the gun, but he didn’t want to.

I worry about him.

Alfonso has taken a back-seat to leading. After Derek’s death, he has declared himself and Vlad the “security officers” of the store. They walk the perimeters and check the doors to make sure everything is secure. I have to be honest, I think its good for him. Being in a central leadership role was weighing on him.

Only problem is, now there’s a bit of a power-vacuum.

Kyle likes to think that he’s next in line, but I don’t trust him. He’s a little sleazy for me. Linda doesn’t want to do any leading and Miranda pretty much does anything Kyle says. Eugene is not really “leadership” material and Vlad isn’t outspoken enough to be a leader… not that I would want him to be.

That kind of leaves me, but I prefer to think of myself as a reporter rather than an actual doer. But, I might not have an option.

Well, it’s back to work for me. Eugene and I are going through the rest of the electronics and seeing if there is anything else that we can use.

Until next time.