John nodded. "There's a vending machine by the shoe store I'm pretty sure," he said. "How did this even happen? God I hope my family and friends are fine. At least I know one friend is alive." Jen said. John smiled and said, "Same here. It's nice to not be totally alone in a zombie infested mall. Hopefully some other kids from school who work here made it through this." John peered past Jen and out into the mall. There were only a few zombies that weren't paying much attention to them. "You ready?" he asked, his stomach starting to flutter with the anticipation of running into one of the most dangerous situations of his life.