Our Undead by Theo Vigo Page B

sweaty and dirty
as she peers through the leaves of a bush, staring directly at
something with a penetrating focus.
    Just beyond her sits a
brown forest rabbit. The little critter is completely unaware of
the no-longer-helpless girl hiding just behind it. Getting mentally
prepared, the girl mouths something to herself that looks
like, "Come on, come on. This time. I got
you this time." Then, as quickly as the
prey she is set out to catch, the desperate girl leaps out from
behind the bush and stabs downward with her large knife. A small
trickle of blood splashes up into her face, and she twists the
blade to finish the rabbit off.
    By the time she returns to
the cabin, the sun is almost fully set. She enters through the
front door, and like clockwork our zombie starts up with the
growling and snarls.
    LongBlondeHairedGirl: Yea, yea, mommy's home.
    She closes the door behind
her, and the dead rabbit in her hand is revealed.
    LongBlondeHairedGirl: And I brought you a little treat. Ya
see?
    She holds the rabbit up by
the ears for him to see, then let's it hang by her side and walks
over to her duffel bag.
    LongBlondeHairedGirl: (whilst walking) But before I give this to you, you have to do something for
me.
    The big branch she had used
to break in the sickroom's window is laying beside her bag. She
picks it up.
    LongBlondeHairedGirl: You're going to have to NOT try to eat me
anymore.
    He snarls at her viciously,
half-hearted.
    LongBlondeHairedGirl: Yeaaa, I know it's going to be hard for you, but
don't worry about that. I'm gonna train you.
    She walks up to her
prisoner, rabbit in her left hand and big stick in her right, and
stops not just out of his reach this time, but a little further
back, putting her items on the floor. Then, she ties her hair up
into a bun.
    LongBlondeHairedGirl: You're gonna have to learn…
    She picks her items back up
in their respective hands before finishing her
sentiment.
    LongBlondeHairedGirl: … who the boss is around here. Now… Let's
begin.
    She leans her face within
the zombie's range, and he instinctively swings out to grab her.
She dodges it, and immediately gives him a swift blow across the
face with the big stick in her right hand. His head flings to the
right with the hit, but he isn't fazed long, and his attention is
drawn right back to the young girl. Next, she holds up the rabbit,
and puts it within the monster's reach. He swings for the rabbit as well,
but she doesn't let him have it. She merely pulls it away in time
so that he can't take it.
    LongBlondeHairedGirl: Cool, so you are into this stuff… Good. This
is what you'll eat from now on. Get it!?
    He continues to try and get
the rabbit away from her until she returns it to her
side.
    LongBlondeHairedGirl: You'll get it… eventually.
    Again, she leans her face
into our zombie's vicinity and again, she dodges him when he swipes
for her, following with another swift blow across the face. And
then, she puts the rabbit up once more. She dangles it in front of
our zombie's face, and moves it away before he can grab it. She
rewards him by not giving him a good smack.
    LongBlondeHairedGirl: Yea… Soon enough you'll get it.
    She continues the process
for hours until she realizes that the sun has completely left the
sky. She doesn't realize right away because her eyes have been
automatically adjusting themselves to the dimming light, but the
inside of the cabin has become almost pitch black. The only light
is that of the moon, coming in from the front window. She puts her
face into our zombie's range one last time for the night. Again,
the zombie tries to grab her and again, the girl has to give him a
strong wallop with the stick. She sighs, tired, and frankly, a
little pissed off.
    LongBlondeHairedGirl: (sighs) That's
enough for today.
    Exhausted, she limps back
to her bag and takes out her blankets. She uses one as a pillow and
covers herself with the other. Before she lays her head down, she
looks back over to her trainee. He can hardly