Meijer Mannequin (2017)

Maybe the Day Isn't so Normal

As the first man came up to the belt, he was mumbling something. Jerry didn't bother to ask him how his day was. Instead he scanned the man's groceries as fast as he could and watched as the man slowly walked out the door.

The second man came up to the belt faster than the first, but was also mumbling something. This time, Jerry could make out a few words, "the...named... must...basement" the man seemed to be repeating the same sentence over and over, but that was all Jerry could hear. Jerry once again didn't ask how the man's day was going. He finished ringing up the groceries and watched as the man walked out the door faster than the first man, but still slower than a normal man.

The third man approached the belt at the same speed as the first, and he too was mumbling something. Jerry finally heard what the men had been mumbling, "The man named Jerry must go to the basement."

"The basement? What is 'the basement' supposed to mean?" Jerry said to the man.

The man just kept repeating, "The man named Jerry must go to the basement," each time getting faster.

Jerry couldn't take it anymore, "What do you mean???"

All of a sudden, all of the lights went out. Every single inch of Meijer was pitch black and no one could see anything.

"Um..." Jerry said quietly.

The two men came in through opposite sides of the store and joined the third man right next to Jerry. There were red lights shining down on them as they all three were saying in a loud monotone voice, "The man named Jerry must go to the basement".