Tom squinted nervously through the blinds out into the street again, it still seemed pretty clear but it had been for almost half an hour now and he knew that he was just stalling. Behind him, his sisters Jessica and Britney sat on the couch gazing blankly at the television. Tom glanced back at them and steeled himself for what he had to do next, they needed him.

"I'm going to get some food" he said with a determination he didn't feel "You know the rules don't let anyone but me back in, and only if I'm alone."

Britney looked up at him and nodded with a look of apprehension though Jessica didn't seem to register anything he said at all. The last twenty days of forced solitude had been hard on them all but Jessica seemed to be taking it the worst.

It couldn't be helped, thought Tom as he made for the door, it was just too risky to let them outside. He didn't like the idea of going out there himself but they needed food and he had put it off for too long already. He set the latch to bolt the door behind him and pulled it closed until he heard it click in place, then hurried down the front path to head for the nearest supermarket.

Tom knew to keep his eyes down and his ears sharp as he made his way to the mall where the supermarket was located, centers of population were the most dangerous and it wasn't hard to notice the problem as you approached one, the number of 'them' increased. As Tom rounded a corner he spotted a young blonde headed his direction. He knew instinctively now not to look directly at her but it made little difference to her when she spotted him.

"Excuse me!" she cried out making a beeline straight for him.

Tom glanced up at her and immediately regretted it. She was rushing towards him in 4 inch heels that showed off her long tanned legs, she wore a tight pink lycra dress that barely covered her luscious round ass and firm hips before it stretched out tightly at her heavy bust. Yet despite her pronounced curves, her belly was flat, her waist slim and limbs slender. Tom knew another glance up at her would doubtlessly reveal a gorgeous face framed by her almost white platinum blonde hair. He shook his head vigorously and raced past her without stopping or even making eye contact.

It wasn't a good start, he was still a block away from the mall and already getting harassed. They were appearing everywhere and growing bolder, living in the suburbs meant that 'it' had taken a while to reach them but now it was here, it was really beginning to taking hold.