she was a woman now , a manic angry woman with no one to love her , and no one to live for . `` she rose then and stood very close to me . i thought youd gone home , ariel said , thinking it was a dumb thing to say even as she said it . then i set it aside , took in a deep breath , and walked out of the kitchen . pull into that 7 eleven on the corner . zombies ... everywhere ... all around me ... `` stay away ! '' 