Thursday, March 15, 2007

Chapter 1: JARED PARKER - part 5

    INT. JARED'S CAR - NIGHT


Jared wakes up a few minutes later to the flashing lights of
a police cruiser behind him.


He looks over to see Kimberly with her head resting on the
dashboard.


He slowly reaches over to touch Kimberly when his door is
ripped open by OFFICER LURKMAN.


OFFICER LURKMAN
You okay kid?


JARED PARKER
I think so. My face is killing me
though.


OFFICER LURKMAN
Come on, let's get you out of here.


The Officer grabs Jared by the arm and helps him out of the
car.


EXT. SUBURBAN STREET - CONTINUOUS


OFFICER LURKMAN
You been drinking tonight, son?


JARED PARKER
Just a little bit, but that's not
why-


OFFICER LURKMAN
Save it, I'm gonna go get your
girlfriend out of there.


The Officer sets Jared down on the curb and turns back for
the car.


JARED PARKER
Be careful, she's dangerous.


Officer Lurkman takes a look back at Jared kind of confused.


He makes his way around the car as three people begin to
approach the crash.


OFFICER LURKMAN
Folks, I'm gonna need you to step
back.


He opens the passenger door and instantly sees that
Kimberly's forehead is caved in.


OFFICER LURKMAN
Jesus Christ!


He turns and talks into the walkie-talkie on his shoulder as
he backs away from the car.


OFFICER LURKMAN
This is 23-Charlie.


VOICE
Go ahead 23-Charlie.


OFFICER LURKMAN
Yeah, we got a DOA at that
accident. It looks like we got
another one of-


Lurkman can hear the three people still approaching behind
him and turns to them.


OFFICER LURKMAN
Folks I already told you once,
you're gonna have to back up.


The group keeps approaching. There's something clearly wrong
with these people.


Lurkman backs up and reaches for his baton.


JARED PARKER
They're like her.


Jared gets back on his feet.


OFFICER LURKMAN
What are you talking about?


JARED PARKER
It's the thing on the news. People
attacking each other for no reason.


Lurkman finally pulls out his baton and hits one of the
zombies in the left thigh cracking it's leg.


The zombie falls to the ground but keeps attacking Lurkman,
biting into his right calf.


Lurkman screams in pain and bashes the zombie on the top of
the head finally killing it. It's too late though as the
other two both take bites out of him.


One zombie latches onto the left side of his face while the
other takes a chunk out of the arm holding the baton.


The baton falls from Lurkman's hand as the zombies pull him
down and it rolls a few feet from Jared. Lurkman is screaming
his lungs out the whole time.


His screams draw the attention of more zombies that Jared
finally realizes are getting very close behind him.


JARED PARKER
Oh shit.


He picks up the cop's baton and jumps back into his car.


INT. JARED'S CAR (CRASHED) - CONTINUOUS


He turns the key but the car is completely dead and about ten
zombies are now swarming the car. They pound on the sides
desperately trying to get in.


JARED PARKER
Fuck, fuck, fuck!


Jared calms down when he hears a faint voice that sounds like
it's off in the distance.


He looks all around outside but can't see anything but
zombies. Finally he remembers the cell phone, finds it on the
floor and puts it to his ear.


DANNY BATES (O.S.)
Jared!?


JARED PARKER
Yeah, I'm here.


DANNY BATES (O.S.)
What the fuck happened?


JARED PARKER
I had a little accident. I'll
explain if I get back.


DANNY BATES (O.S.)
Where are you?


JARED PARKER
About ten minutes away, but the
car's dead.


DANNY BATES (O.S.)
So, what are you gonna do?


Jared glances into the rearview mirror and spots the cop car
with it's lights still flashing.


JARED PARKER
I'll call you when I get there.

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