when the group of friends got out the doors they were even more shocked and panicked too see what they
were seeing. the mall that they were in was full of screaming. Zombies were devouring the helpless people that
lay screaming clutching to anything they can get their hands on. Sarah turned to Kim and gave her a meaningful
look. "you had to jinx it Kim! really?" "I still don't believe this this cant be the zombie apocalypse no way..." Kim
trailed off as she looked around the place and she just couldn't comprehend this was really happening it had to
be a dream, she pinched herself just to make sure and it hurt like hell. she looked her older sister, Shannon, in
the eyes and saw just as much fear as she saw in everyone else's faces, then with a horrible thought she
thought of the other loved ones that weren't standing by her, her parents were they alright? her mom and her
mom's boyfriend Jimmy were currently on a camping trip and weren't due to come home until 2 days from now.
last she knew her dad and his girlfriend Jen were alright but she didn't think to ask then if they would be alright
in a zombie apocalypse! though her dad was tough and she was sure he could take care of both Jen and himself
without too much problems it still didn't give her a sense of ease. the most important thought that she had was
if Matty, the love of her life, the one she wanted to spend every waking moment with if she could was alright.
she hoped this didn't go over seas, she hoped with everything she could that Australia was safe. "KIM!" at that
moment Kim snapped out of her inner monologue hearing Bobby's shout, looked around to find them being
surrounded by "zombies". hearing the others screams snapped her out completely and she began looking
around trying to find an escape. John and Bobby seemed to square their shoulders and gave each other a
meaningful look then turned back to the others. "alright I got a plan, its crazy, but it's the only way out we need
you all focused for this and not to panic understand?" Kim looked over at the others, Shannon shook her head
still kind of shocked, Force was holding onto Sarah, both of which seemed to accept this as reality without any
problems and had their "ninja" faces on, as Sarah would of called it if the world was right again and she was the
bubbly person we all knew this morning.. And Baker who wasn't the toughest whether he acted it or not,
seemed to be in an agreement with Bobby and John. Kim knew the plan was crazy, they were going to make a
run for it to the escalators, and run to their car hopefully then they can at least get home and run over any that
were in the street, but she trusted each one of these people with her life she knew she would be safe… she had
to be, she wasn't going to show the fear she was feeling, she wasn't going to be a coward like they all joked
about her being when this was merely a dream, she wasn't going down without a fight and knowing her loved
ones were safe. So they all squared their shoulders looked around to find any sort of weapon they could
possibly use right then which was helplessly slim seems how they were just outside the theaters at the
concession stands. Kim hoped over the stands and found the place empty quickly grabbing anything that would
be of use to them. She found some salt, didn't know what that would do but with her favorite show,
supernatural, they always used salt, so why not give it a try. It was all trial and error at this point. She looked
around and really couldn't find anything really useful, no knives, no forks, everything was just plastic. She took
the scoop that they used to scoop the ice, she went in the back and found flashlights and batteries and took
those just incase. When she got to the front were Baker and Shannon stood frozen looking around for weapons,
the others were in the stands searching like she did, Force of course, took all the twizzlers and candy he could
find. they all looked at him like he was nuts which he simply replied "you don't know when the next time we can
get food is!" Kim shrugged it off surely there was somewhere else they could get food. She looked around and
noticed the ropes that they normally use to keep a line forming for the tickets and turned to the guys. "hey guys
over here!" they all came jogging towards her wearily looking around them, they then noticed the floor they
were on was completely empty apart from the remaining bodies lying on the floor. "shit we need to get guns this
isn't good they aren't going to be dead for much longer!" Sarah shouted at the others which probably wasn't a
good idea to shout seeming how the zombies could surely hear them, but at that moment it wasn't important,
they were doomed anyways. "what did you call us over here for Kim?" Baker, who was quiet this whole time
spoke for the first time in a somewhat shaky voice. "well I was thinking how heavy do you suppose these post's
are?" pointing to the ropes. The boys went over looking at them, unclipped each rope and lifted the poles.
"there pretty light but maybe we can outweigh them more." Bobby took off the bottom to his post and it seemed
to be lighter but Kim wouldn't know she wasn't holding it and Bobby wasn't one to show any signs of weakness.
"they aren't the lightest things but us guys can hold them until we get to the car, it's the best we got for now."
John said looking around the empty floor. "hang on," Shannon said speaking up for the first time. "if their all
gone that means they can climb stairs… right?" everyone sobered from their musings at this and looked at each
other. Coming to grips with the situation for the first time. This is surely going to be a lot harder than common
sense and ninja tactics. "common the longer we stand around the easier it is on them." Sarah said motioning to
the dead bodies lying on the floor. They ran past the bodies and almost made it when one reached up and
grabbed Kim's leg, knocking her down as she cursed her uncoordinated self. In a ditch effort Kim grabbed the
salt and poured it on the zombie in hopes that the show wouldn't let her down, but she should of knew better
salt wasn't going to save her this was real not her favorite TV show. Bobby slammed the metal into the zombies
face smashing it enough to get it to let go of Kim's leg. They all ran down the escalator knocking zombies out of
the way. The post's were definitely a good idea at least they were heavy enough to smash their faces in until
they could get to the car. They finally reached the car with surprisingly little effort which Kim guessed it was
because it was a mall after all the zombies probably all went to the middle. They all piled into Bobby's jeep and
Shannon's van ditching John's rust bucket. They drove off speeding trying their best effort to not crash the cars
and squishing as much bodies as they could with as little damage as possible. They made it to the girl's house all
in one piece and sat there for what seemed like hours trying to contemplate if all that was real or not. The
streets seemed to be deserted when they showed up houses were broken into or left unclaimed by the tenants
who were off trying to find their loved ones. It looked exactly like Kim pictured the end of the world would look
like, no longer was it just boring Syracuse, New York. No it was no longer boring but it was worse. Kim tried her
cell phone relief washing over her when it still worked by some miracle. She called her parents and let them
know they were all right. They knew about it as well and told their side of the story and all plan on meeting up
and how best to do so. The girl's parents didn't want them leaving the house at all cost until they got there.
Jimmy and mom were in the camper so Kim was sure that they could easily run people over with it and with
jimmy Kim knew her mom was safe. Her dad was tough but they had a small car so she wasn't sure how they
were going to come but she prayed it would be safe. Bobby and the other guys decided it best to quickly run to
each of their houses for supplies and guns and food and all meet back at the girls house, seems how they all
lived a block or two to them the girls didn't argue much with this and everything was set and in motion before
Kim could blink. She saw the guys as they left them and panic started to drown over her, she fell to the chair and
dread was creeping in her very soul at the possibilities of what could happen. With a second wind she ran up to
her room and collected anything that she found useful. She grabbed 4 or 5 bags thinking her sisters could use
them, filled two bags up with clothes and flashlights and anything that was weapon like and carried them all
downstairs. She ran back upstairs before Shannon and Sarah could ask what she was doing and tried getting on
the internet. The horror of not being able to contact Matty was weighing her down, why did she have to fall for
the guy that was half way around the world! If she didn't love him so much she would of stopped it before it
started in the first place but it all was too late. She couldn't get a signal at all. She tried her cell phone again and
it didn't work the line was dead. "SHIT!" Shannon and Sarah came up the stairs into her room with Bella right on
their heels. Kim wished for Bella's innocence everything seemed like a game to her the joys of being a dog.
"what what's wrong?" "we heard you scream what is it?" Kim looked at her sisters and had to tell them the bad
news. "my phone line is dead and we cant get internet anymore which means we cant contact anyone and If
that's the case we don't know what will happen to mom and dad and Jimmy and Jen and Matty and all the
others… at that moment Sarah smacked Kim across the face. "owww! What the hell Sarah!" "you were
panicking! I had to do something.." the girls shenanigans went interrupted with Bella's bark and the creaking of
the front door. "please tell me someone locked the front door." they looked at each other each knowing the
answer in the others face.