Virago

3

~11 hours until the purge~

Anastasia got in her car and her phone automatically connected to the bluetooth. She opened spotify and pressed play on her playlist. Yummy by Ayesha Erotica started playing. Anastasia smiled and turned the volume up and moved her head up and down to the music.

She pulled into the parking lot of Walmart and drove until she found a parking space which took 10 minutes. In the store everyone was running around. They were all getting ready for the purge. Anastasia put her headphones on and walked around the very busy store grabbing whatever was on the list and anything else that she saw that looked appetizing.

After shopping for an hour she went to check out. She stood in the checkout line for 15 minutes, when it was her turn she took her headphones off and emptied her basket onto the converter belt.

"Good morning." Anastasia smiled at the worker.

"Good morning." The worker with short blue hair smiled back.

"I love your hair. It looks good on you."

"Thank you." The worker smiled and slightly blushed as she scanned all of Anastasia's items.

After the blue haired lady scanned all of her items Anastasia paid and put all of the bags back into her basket.

"Have a safe purge." Anastasia waved.

"You too." The lady nodded and went back to work.

Anastasia put her headphones back on and her music resumed. Les by Childish Gambino played loudly through her headphones. Anastasia got to her car and put all of her groceries into the trunk of her black car. She took off her headphones and turned her car on. Her phone automatically connected and continued to play Les.

She sang along to the song as she pulled out of the crowded parking space. A few minutes later a phone call interrupted her jam session.

"Hello?" Anastasia said.

"Hey Stacy." Mary sighed.

"What's up?" She asked.

"I'm worried. Are you sure you're going to be alright? This is going to be the first purge that were not together." Mary started biting her nails.

"Mar, stop biting your nails, I'm going to be fine. I'm a big girl." Anastasia reassured her.

"Are you sure you don't wanna come here?"

"Mar, even if I wanted it's 9:48. I wouldn't be able to get to your house in time." Anastasia ran a hand through her hair and leaned back in her chair as she waited through the line.

"You could take a plane." Mary suggested.

"Mary, I wouldn't be able to get a ticket in time and most of the airports are already shut down."

"I know. Just please be careful." She sighed.

"I will. Hold on for a second." Anastasia pulled forward and rolled her window down.

"Hi, welcome to McDonald's, what can I get for you?" The worker asked.

"Hi, can I get one big mac, two large fries, a 10 piece chicken nugget and two large sprites please?" Anastasia asked.

"Yes, is that all for you today?"

"Um yeah, wait no, can I also get two apple pies."

"Yes ma'am, your total is $21.53. Pull up to the next window." The worker said and Anastasia rolled up her window and pulled through the line.