Zombie Mode it said in creepy letters Next to the title was the image of an 8 bit sorcerer of some kind his staff raised in the air its gem glowing It was old Jude could tell right away a game for a console called the Nebula that had been around back when his parents were kids A grin spread over Jude's face when he remembered that he had his mom's old Nebula stashed away in his closet He couldn't wait to play Zombie Mode
He looked in both directions to make sure nobody was watching Jude tucked the game into his coat He continued on his way a little more pep to his step than when he first left the store He'd have a new game to play tonight after all His mind swam with the possibilities of what the game might be like He assumed there would be zombies since it was in the title But what intrigued him most was the presence of the sorcerer with the glowing staff
Jude hurried home turning off the sidewalk to take his special shortcut He loved taking the paved trail through the woods because nobody else ever used it It was almost like his own secret path Jude took it nearly every day The trees surrounding it were pretty and smelled nice He also got to pass by an old graveyard that was surrounded by a tall black iron fence The land inside the gate was studded with dozens of statues and
old fashioned graves It looked like something out of a dark fantasy game and made his walk feel like more of an adventure But Jude hardly paid attention to the graveyard today as he was too wrapped up in his excitement over Zombie Mode He made his way through the woods eventually spotting his yard With a little cheer he ran through the back door and into the kitchen When he finished putting his backpack away and washing his
