Chapter Three

Chapter Three

     She left as soon as she was done with her Thanksgiving dinner with her family. Sonya went straight home to grab a lawn chair and a sleeping bag. She threw everything into the back of her suburban and she was off to the big sale event of the year.

     Sonya arrived to a parking lot that was already full of cars. She went on a quest to locate a place to park. She finally parked her car and grabbed her chair and sleeping bag from the back seat.

     Sonya was greeted by a long line of people who had the same idea as she did. She sat next to a couple who were huddled together in their plaid and brown sleeping bags.

     “Are they going to open at midnight?” she asked them.

     The lady looked at her, “No, it looks like we are camping out tonight.”

     Sonya shrugged and joined them on the sidewalk. She would go find a store that did open at midnight, but that would mean looking for a parking spot again. The hours passed by and it was almost time for the store to open.

     Some people packed up their sleeping bags and tents. They crowded by the front door. The shoving and fighting was about to begin.

     The doors slid open as the mob slid their fingers through the opening doors. It was as though they forced the doors open with eager anticipation. Everyone stampeded through the store as though they were cattle.

     People tore through merchandise and yanked items off of the shelves before it was too late. Sonya moved through the store as quickly as possible and grabbed anything that she could find. Scarves, gift sets, and electronics were vanishing.

     There was squealing and shouting. There was a brawl in the electronics section of the store. Sonya grabbed as many items as she wanted and rushed to the register before anything could get crazier. Then there was a hot flash that felt similar to a flash from a camera.

     The world around her began to twirl in slow motion. Merchandise and people flew away from the entrance. Shelves crashed on the floor and people flew above Sonya.

     She held her bag as though it would prevent her from flying. She and everyone else landed on the floor. Then a giant ball of fire approached the store at lightning speed.

     Sonya watched everything and everyone as they began to catch fire. She was screaming, but the screams of horror and sound of shattering glass drowned out her sound. Then everything went black.