Time to go part 2

It was really hard trying to figure out what to take and what to leave. Obviously only the essentials have to go, but looking around and knowing your leaving all these memories behind is very difficult even in the face of the horrible way the world has gone. i think its only human for people to have these feelings of remorse over certain personal possessions. knowing you may never return to see them again. All the things my boys have made for me over the years, my grandmothers jewelry, our tons of scrapbooks with family pictures. If only i had more time. If only a lot of things. But looking at my families solemn faces i know that i must not dwell on these things. I take an inventory of the essentials we need to survive and know that i will not even be able to fit all these things in my little car. The knowledge of that is troubling. Warm clothes, as there is snow on the mountains. Medicine, first aid supplies, flashlights.....My thoughts are interrupted by a soft sigh at the window. I look up at my middle child gazing out like he has done for weeks.
"I have counted five out there," he doesn't take his eyes of the window.
I stand up and walk over to peer out. There are three, four houses down across the street. Another two at the end of the street, they all look like they are heading our way. I close my eye and try to think. How much time before they know we are in here? A couple days? Hours? As if he has read my thoughts my son says to me, "We need to go mom, " he looks at me and then over at his sleeping baby brother.
"One of these times they are gonna hear him and then they will never stop trying to get in," his face is very serious and i realize how very grown up he has become in the last several weeks. Only eight with so much wisdom. I start to say something when there is a commotion two houses down across the way. All five of the roaming dead people have started heading towards it as fast as their rotting bodies will take them. There must be people in there. My husband stands behind me, "We need to go now, while they are distracted."
"Shouldn't we try to......" my voice trails off as i look around at my family. There is nothing we can do and hes right we must take this chance to get out of here before we meet the same fate. All of us start silently and quickly moving everything we are going to be able to take by the back door. As my husband starts to load the car i inspect our weapons to make sure they are ready to go in case there are problems getting out of here. The boys help out and my oldest makes a check list to ensure we have forgotten nothing. My husband comes in after the last load goes to the car.
"Well its gonna be a tight squeeze but everything's in there."
I sit next to my sleeping little guy and sigh. I hate to wake him but its time to go.