Storm Wars Lore

Episode 15

INT - Los Angeles, California (Midnight - 2008)

"Holt stood at the counter of a small convenience store, two large bags of chips and a two liter soda rested in his arms. The overhead rows of lights gave the store a dull blue hint, similar to one seen in a movie or a music video. Holt calmly sat his items on the burgundy countertop as the cashier gave him a warm smile"

Cashier

Hello, sir. How are you doing tonight?

"Holt takes a momentary scan of the cashier. He was an older, skinny Asian man with jet black hair styled in a bowl cut. The name tag on his navy blue apron labeled him as "Tim"

Holt

I'm doing well, Tim.

Tim

Glad to hear (scans his items and puts it in a bag) would you like a receipt with this?

Holt

Nah, I'm g-

"Holt paused as he heard a loud bump behind him. He turned cautiously as Tim pushed his brown paper bag with his snacks to him on the counter"

Tim

Alright, sir. You have a good one.

Holt

(Shakes his head and turns back to the cashier) My bad. I thought I heard something. Maybe I was tripping.

Tim

(Smiles) It's alright. This building is old. Lots of creaks and bangs all throughout the night. Who knows. May even be a bear in the walls somewhere.

Holt

Haha, I guess man. Alright (grabs his bag and pulls it towards him) I'm going to get goin-

"Holt paused again as there was yet another loud bang coming from the back of the store. He turned around to look behind him. He heard another bang, coming directly from the back of the aisle behind him. He started to walk to the back of the store"

Tim

Sir! I wouldn't recommend doing that! Remember?! The bears!

Holt

That's no bear...

"Tim looked up at a small television that hung from the ceiling in front of him, showing footage from the security cameras. He watched as Holt slowly made his way through the center aisle, getting closer and closer to the freezer section in the back of the store. Tim watched apprehensively as two men sat at the end of the aisles surrounding the center, one to the left and one to the right. Holt's breath began to get heavy as he got closer to the freezers, the banging becoming louder, and faster. The hairs on the back of his neck raised. The banging was becoming deafening"

Tim

Sir!