Mall Survivalists: YA Survivalist

[penthius]

They went to the mall because they didn't know what else to do. There were political riots at school, so they couldn't go there, and their parents were still at work, so they couldn't go home because they weren't supposed to *be* there until 4 PM. They thought about going to the library, but that was too much like a school, so they guessed there were probably riots there,too. They would have called their parents to ask where they should go, but all the cellphone signals were busy. They would have gone over to a friend's house, but that was suddenly risky. What if their friend's family was part of the rebellion? They could make their *own* family look suspicious. They could all be thrown in jail. It was all very tenuous, but they just didn't know what they could do. They might have asked a policeman, but half the policemen were--

Inspiration: Mall game.
Story Potential: High.
Notes: High in a survivalist/escapist YA sort of way, which is actually pretty high. Stories about kids and how they survive on their own are good stuff.