Chapter 2: The Preparations

June 16th 2017

Today's my birthday. Woopee. To celebrate I think I'll eat some extra food and drink some extra water. I've been thinking about creating some weapons by using my survival knife and random tools around the house and in the barn.

After searching around for about an hour, I found some useful things I might be able to use to make a few weapons. Not only will this help with my survival skills, but it will also occupy me for the day. I also gathered some wood and some metal pipes. I still don't know what I'll be making, but I do have a few ideas.

One of them involves making my hacksaw a long axe. I'll need to make the teeth more flat for a cleaner cutting motion, and I'll need to make supports so it can be less wobbly.

After cutting down the teeth and sharpening it up again, I added supports and it looks feasible. I took one of the long metal pipes and I attached the 'axe head' to it. I took a few swipes and knew right away that it would need to be stronger and less wobbly, so I scrapped the idea altogether.

I know that I'll need to make some sort of ranged melee weapon, but I don't know what. I'm thinking of a spear of some sort, using my butcher knife and one of the other metal pole, and also using screws and my welding device. I'm glad I keep bits and bobs in my small shed.

I still need to formulate my plan of going into the big city. I don't want to go in with idea on what to do, and then dying almost instantly. Walking would be more safe because it won't make as much noise, but it's also over one hundred miles away. I'll drive 80 miles in then walk the 20 the rest of the way. With no car, I'll have to take one from in town, which won't be too hard since the keys will most likely already in the car or in their house.

I'll also have to bring a couple weeks worth of food and water. I'm thinking about taking the main road, although it may be to crowded. Driving around the road will take more time gas, but it will also be safer. I'll take my rifle, machete, and my survival knife. I'll head off the main road, making sure there's not a mass group knowing my exact location. This will add about 15 miles to my drive, so I'll need to find gas canisters for pit stops.

I'm leaving tomorrow morning, if I can find a car fast enough. No use dying on my birthday.

June 17th 2017

I need to "steal" a car and get some gas. I have my machete only this time. I can't risk making the noise in the middle of town.

I found some gas canisters, and I also found a suitable car. There was one can in the garage next to the car, and it was half full. There was also gas in a few other houses. The grand total is two and a half cans of gas. That'll be enough to get to my destination. The car is also full. I'm trapped inside the house with the car right now. I'll find something to distract the undead away from my position.

I've searched around for about half an hour and I found some lightbulbs. I'll throw them out of the window and make a break for it, hopefully they follow the noise. There are 7 of them right outside the house, and around 15 roaming the streets in this area of town.

I threw the bulbs and they for it, and right now I'm rushing through my house grabbing everything I need. I threw another bulb about 25 yards down the street before I went into my house. I have my rifle and all other materials and am leaving to the car.

Before setting off, I chucked another bulb about 30 yards into a small fenced area near my house. I hope they don't don't follow the car. Note: They have more acute hearing than the average, living human.

I've been driving around 15 miles, and I think it's time to stop. It's barely starting to get dark, but I can't risk driving blind, and I especially can't risk the use of headlights. I ate a bit of my food, and drank about a liter of water. I need to search for I good spot to hide the car and sleep.

After driving around for about 10 minutes, I found a small section behind a bus that would keep me relatively hidden for the night. There was only the driver left on the bus, with the door open. I dispatched the driver with my machete. Going to sleep now after I check my perimeter.