Dead or Alive

02: Gathering For the Long Run

Somehow the grocery store parking lot was empty. But Ravn's heart then dropped to his stomach when he saw that the doors and windows were boarded up. He wouldn't give up hope though, there was no way this place had already been ransacked. So he drove around to the back of the store, which didn't look to be in the same state as the front.

He knew what he was about to do might be breaking the law, but if it is true and there is a zombie-virus taking over the area, then he was willing to do anything to make sure the others stay safe and as healthy as possible. The vehicle stopped near the back door, and Ravn looked back at the others. Everyone seemed to be in a somewhat better state after the twenty five minutes he drove.

"I don't want to leave the vehicle unsupervised, so Seoho can you stay here and watch it?" Ravn began giving the others things to do to get this done as efficiently as possible. The second oldest nodded his head. "Keonhee and Hwanwoong, you two should be able to gather as much canned food as possible, and just use your best judgment with other things. Xion and Leedo, can you two get water. As much as possible. Oh, and Seoho you can help load stuff in as we bring it out."

Everyone nodded and accepted the plan.

"Wait, what are you going to do?" Keonhee asked curiously, standing from his seat to get outside.

"I'll look for random things, like batteries, first aid, medicine and whatnot." The oldest answered, getting out of the vehicle and opening the trunk.

The back of the van was small, but they should be able to fit a generous amount of supplies there. And then it gets full they can put things under the seats and in the very back row of seats if need be.

The group minus Seoho approached the back door, which Ravn tired to open with no luck. He let out a heavy sign, then proceeded to kick at the door nob a few times. The younger boys were taken aback by the action, standing back to give him space. Leedo watched silently, knowing in the back of his head that Ravn's street skills would come in handy if this is how things will have to be.

In minutes time the door was open, surprisingly there was no sirens that followed. Ravn lead the way, the others following instantly after in their groups. The oldest found a light switch, lighting up the entire store. It looked pretty looted but it was still plenty of shelves full of food and other convenient items. They split up and began taking whatever they could find.

Keonhee and Hwanwoong both found a few carts, so they began taking all the canned foods they could find. Whoever was looting before them clearly took everyday food and snacks, as there was still some decently full shelves of canned goods. The two refused to separate from each other, walking through aisles hesitantly, with Hwanwoong taking items from the shelves on the left, and the opposite with Keonhee.

When they grabbed all the canned food there was, Keonhee's cart was completely full. They decided to go ahead and head back to the van so Seoho can start loading up the vehicle. Then they could come back in and find any other foods that they could snack on for the next couple of weeks. Hoping in the back of their minds that that wouldn't be the case, and things could clear up by then.

Once they returned to the van, Seoho had a notepad and pen in hand, some scribbles already written on it. The two pushed their carts up by the back of the van, where Seoho began counting and loading cans by the type of food. Assuming that Seoho might not want help, the duo turned and reentered the store in a hurry.

Meanwhile Leedo and Xion had found plenty of packs of water, loading them skillfully in two different carts. While Leedo was busy doing the heavy lifting, Xion moved a bit away to grab packs of coffee and tea, putting them by the dozen into his backpack that he realized he still had on. He thought this would be a good idea, since they could use the water they are getting and somehow be able to make some sort of substitute for coffee and tea.