Encounter with Sharky

Okay, now most people do not think of Sharky as someone/thing evil, right? He's supposed to be a friendly mascot and be good with kids? Yeah. All you have thought about Sharky is wrong. He is scary and mean, likes to attack children and teenagers, and could probably eat a human if he wanted to.

I was at the mall today. Keep in mind, this is happening after my list was made so I fully know the encounter with Sharky could happen at any moment. Also, I need to get a picture with this Sharky.
Just to give a quick background about Sharky and me, I've generally always had a fear of him. I would hide in stores until he was done hugging kids around an area that I needed to walk by. I've had to hide in a baby store, a watch store, and a puzzle store. He just...creeps me out. My heart starts to race whenever I see him, and I start to panic.
So, today, I was walking past the food area on the third floor by the restaurants and such where there are NO stores to hide in whatsoever. I'm actually not really thinking about anything when all of a sudden..BOOM. SHARKY. RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I looked left and right but nothing was there to hide me. He came towards my friend and me as if he was trying to...hug us. *shudders* My first thought was my life was about to end. My second thought was that I needed a picture with Sharky for my quest. My first thought overruled. I started walking away from Sharky super super quickly thinking he would just go away. BUT HE FOLLOWED ME. He even had the NERVE to TOUCH the back of my HEAD!!!! At this point I was hyperventilating and on the verge of tears. He was stomping his feet behind me so I tried to go around a wall away from him. After much effort, he finally gave up and left. I was literally breathing heavily and shaking for about twenty minutes thereafter.

Hopefully, this dangerous task can be completed.