The sun began to set, its last rays casting constant, wandering shadows on the body littered streets. All that could be heard was the obsessant moan of the passing infected, a sinister sound that never seemed to cease or slow, an endless reminder of the effects of the Infection that had ended the world.
From inside an old building, a pair of eyes watched the street as the Infected passed. Nothing had changed.
"We're not going anywhere anytime soon." The figure, a teenage boy with black hair said matter-of-factly.
"They still out there?" Another teen asked, a pale skinned girl with bright blue eyes asked lowly.
"There's never gonna be an end to this." The first teenager responded, sliding the curtain back into place and walking away from the window. "At this rate if they don't kill us then we'll starve to death any way." A momentarily silence fell between the two survivors. They knew that may not be far off.
"What are we going to do?" The girl whispered, fear evident in her voice.
"We need to search the surrounding buildings. There has to be food left in at least one of them."
"You're right." A voice came from the doorway. Another teenager entered the room, a strong boy no older than 18. He wore a black hoodie that read Midnight Riders and a pair of bloodstained jeans. "We need to do some scavenging if we want to stay alive. Where should we start, Matt?"
"Here." Crossing the room, the frist teen opened a backpack on a table, producing a rolled up paper: a map. "There's a shopping mall only two blocks away. Since we haven't seen any other survivors at all, I'm betting it hasnt been too heavily raided."
"Good thinking Matt."
"Thanks." Matt replied. "We can take the alley way to the east. It may take a bit longer, but we'll avoide a good amount of the horde."
"Not bad, man." The boy in the hoodie complimented. "If we can get there, the infected will have to come in single file.
"Exactly" Matt replied. "Should we risk it, Alex?" Alex, who had become the unofficial leader of the group somewhat against his will looked at the map for a moment.
"What do you think, Jen?" He asked. The girl glanced at the map for a moment.
"Sounds reasonable to me. Let's go kick some rotten butt"
The two boys laughed. "Optimistic as ever." Alex said, Jen smiling in response.
"How are we on ammo?" Matt asked.
"We have two pump action shotguns," Jen said, taking up their weapon's bag. "And a pair of pistols."
"What about the uzi?" Matt asked.
"Four clips left." A red haired teenager entered the room, carrying a black uzi.
"You up for a supply run, Lucus?" Jen asked with a smile.
"Arent I always?" The group grinned. Each took a gun and they looked at the map again. The mall was north about two blocks from where they were held up. The four teenagers glanced at each other, then at the door. The shadows of the Infected crept across the curtain over the window. It was going to be a long two blocks.
"Are you guys ready?" Alex asked. The group nodded. It was now or never.