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money, saving it instead.
                  To the side of the mall stood a three story parking garage; it was almost as tall as the mall itself. The mall would let them hide from each other, avoid each other, and still be safe.
                  They drove up, squashing a zombie in the process. Autumn, Anatha, and a few others jumped out of the back of the Chevy truck Autumn’s mom drove. They looked around. Nothing but infected littered the parking lot. “Tell dad to move the truck up to the doors,” Autumn said to her mom.
                  “It’s clean up time!” Moss, Anatha’s younger brother, shouted as he opened fire with the large gun he had been tweaking   the last few days. It roared angrily, spitting out bullets when he hit the trigger, not just cutting the infected in half but turning them into goo.
                  “Careful with that thing, you little shit,” Anatha said with a growl.
                  “Killing sumbitches,” He sung to himself as he moved away from the group.
                  “Let’s clean up, so we can get inside,” Autumn said.
                  Anatha paused. “You think they’re inside too?”
                  “Moss, check inside!” She yelled. A gunshot rang out, and something wet hit her cheek. She looked at the headless zombie crumpled on the ground beside her, and then at Anatha. Her ears rang.
                  “Warn me before you shoot something that close!” Anatha nodded, smiling as she turned away. Autumn felt the dead brain matter slide down her cheek, wet and slimy. She quickly wiped it off with her shirt. “Ew!” She rubbed at her cheek, giving herself a mental shake.
                  Moss stopped in the main entranceway of the mall and turned, saluting them. Autumn gave a slight shake of her head and fired at a zombie walking up to her.
                  There were infected inside but not as many; mostly maintenance people and store employees. The shooters separated, taking different floors. Autumn’s dad and Anatha’s dad were able to help now, since the truck was parked outside. After they dealt with all the infected, Moss looked around.
                  “So what do we do with the bodies?”
                  “Bonfire,” his dad told him. He grabbed an arm of the closest corpse and started pulling it toward the main doors.
                  “We need to get the stuff in,” Autumn said, looking at the main clock on the wall by the elevators. “It’s getting late.” Some got to work, while others helped with the bodies. Autumn decided she would help with the unloading; she really didn’t want to be close to a fire made of dead bodies.
     
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                  When everyone was inside and safe and all the supplies were put away and stored, it was finally time to lock up. Anatha, Autumn, and Envy were in charge of the front main entrance. They were locking up as a big bus pulled up close to the doors but not close enough. The three stood there staring in surprise.
                  “Who the hell is that?” Anatha asked.
                  Autumn shrugged, noticing new infected walking toward the bus. They just keep coming , she thought.
                  “Does somebody else know about our plan?” Anatha asked.
                  Autumn looked at the bus, “Nope, or at least not that I know of.” She stopped. “Howard and his family are coming, but I don't think that’s them.”
                  “If that’s not them then who?” Envy asked.
                  The doors on the bus opened, and the guys from Tune N’ walked out. They stood there looking like scared sheep as the infected surrounded them. Why would they be here? Anatha and Autumn had the same thought at the same time, their eyes meeting. Autumn looked