Steven grumbled to himself as he wiped sweat from his brow. It was so early the sun had barely climbed over the horizon and yet him and a handful of other men had been forced to take yet another heavy oak pew from inside the church and were in the process of using it to stabilize and fortify a hole in the wall. It had been another sleepless night as the survivors huddled together in the church, with the constant pounding and raking of claws on the heavy door of the church. They endured and when morning began to brighten up the sky, they had went out the side entrance with a torch and chased the fallen human back out the hole it had gotten in through.

Steven hated his new status quo. He had been dreadfully sober for far longer then he liked. He just wanted something to take the edge off. Once the hole had been successfully blocked by the pew and reinforced with more wood, Steven told Father Martin he would take guard duty. The elderly minister nodded his head and readjusted his glasses as he slowly walked back to the church.  Father Martin was the leader here at the church and he had done a good job in leading his flock as he called them. Steven climbed on top of a old Yukon Denali that had been driven up against the wall as a raised platform and sat on top of the roof looking out adjusting the metal bat across his lap. He was seeing some of the shapes moving about in the fog, but his eyes did not linger there as they drifted out towards Derby street or more specifically where his house was. He could not see it but he knew it was out there. 

Steven licked his lips thinking about the half finished twelve pack that was surely still sitting on his kitchen table. He propped his elbow on the wall and leaned on his palm. Being sober was so boring and it made sleep so much harder. Least guard duty was usually pretty boring as the damned tended to for the most part fuck off to dark places. Only some would shamble about the streets and as long as he didn't make his presence known, they weren't smart enough to look up and see him.