11. Think of It as a Rec Center Lock-In
Day 1: Zombie specimen was in poor condition, not ambulatory, at least five days of decomposition evident. Bite to extremity of living subject is shallow, no damage to arteries or tendons. Immediately cleaned and treated with iodine. Close observation to follow.
No, that journal entry isn’t mine. More on that later. Promise.
It’s a pity we couldn’t have gone straight to the elephant shelter when the tornado hit, because it really was the perfect place to hide from one—a huge room of smooth, solid concrete set below the ground behind the elephant paddock to keep it cool.
The rest of Caleb’s group of survivors had outfitted it in advance with plenty of food and bedding, even some spare clothes, if only of souvenir shop quality.
As promised, they d
