John's Zombies: A Narrative Fiction

“Not you and Jackie,” asserted John’s mom, “there is a government space project. They are planning to take as many people as they can off Earth and then hope in a year the zombies will die off on their own.”
“Zombies like in the movies?” John questioned staring at his parents serious face.
John’s dad hands him the shotgun in his hands and insisted, “Here you’re going to need this. Just go downtown to the new science lab that’s where the rockets are.”
Back in the car Jackie looks around the car and begins to worry about what is taking so long. She had no idea what to do and honked the horn. John still hasn’t come outside. She leaves the car running up to the door and kicks it down. She looks inside and saw John standing there in the kitchen putting some food into a backpack.
I’ve been waiting in the car forever.” Jackie added. John looks at fridge and then back at his backpack. They decided they had enough food for a couple more days. They exit the house and get back in the car. John explains to Jackie everything his parents told him and she began heading for the lab.
They drove into the city when the car begins to slow down. Jackie pulls over and they take a look at the car. John looks at the car.
“Besides this car being old as a dinosaur there is nothing wrong with it.” expressed John.
“The gas!” pointed out Jackie looking at the gas meter on the car as it read empty. “You were supposed to remind me to fill it up on the way home.” She grabs an old gas can out of the trunk and grabs John, “Let’s go find some.”They prepare to run a few miles looking for gas and then finally begin to see some sunlight after the long night.
They ran two miles down the main street and finally find the gas station. It was blocked off by sandbags and barbed wire.
“What now,” panted John trying to catch his