The Wedding Crasher

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"Sophia, I'm serious."

"Yeah, and so am I."

Laura rolls her eyes.  "Do you have any idea what you're gonna do?"

"Nope," Sophia responds, putting her hands in her thin, maroon cardigan pockets. It's a chilly late afternoon and the two are walking through the local park. Autumn in California may not be as visually appealing as in other states, let alone in Southern California, but it’s still a beautiful time. And it's Thanksgiving weekend, so a number of families have decided to enjoy the nice weather at the park.

Laura looks at Sophia, concerned. "Soph-"

"It's fine, Laura." Sophia cuts her off. Laura always does this whenever she comes and visits. She's being the concerned older sister looking out for her little sis. But Sophia is going on 21 years old now. She doesn't need this. "I'll just go wherever life takes me."

"You need to be serious about your future."

Sophia sighs frustratedly. "Not everyone is as lucky as you are, you know. You got a full ride to USC, an internship anyone can only dream to get after college, and you earned a job out of that." The two of them stop walking. "I'm not all that smart. And you very well know that Mom and Dad can't pay my way through a 4-year. So my only option is to work and pay for community college myself. I have no choice, Laura. So I'd really appreciate it if you’d just stop with these pep talks. It's really getting on my nerves."

All of a sudden, the two are pushed aside as a man sprints between them. "Sorry!" He calls back, the tail of his trench coat flying behind him as he runs in the direction they were walking.

Sophia turns back to Laura. "Can we just... Can we just go home?"

"Sure," Laura responds, still in shock after Sophia's outburst. "Let's go." The two turn and start walking in the direction of their home.

Bang!

The two stop. Laura turns to her sister. "What was that?"

"Oh, probably just some fireworks."

Laura raises her eyebrow. "In November?"

BOOM!

Sophia turns in the direction of the explosion. "Some pretty big fireworks."

The screaming starts, people begin frantically running away from the sound, and Laura grabs Sophia's hand, pulling her. "C'mon let's go."

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Sophia taps her thumbs on the steering wheel. "Oh God... I'm so late." Sophia mumbles to herself as she speeds through the streets. Hopefully there are no cops around.

This is the third time this month that she slept through her alarm. She called ahead to ask her coworkers to cover for her until she got there, but she can't help but worry about her strict boss. It's the holiday season, the busiest time of the year, and the manager is a stickler for punctuality.

She pulls into a parking spot in the lot and steps out of the car. "Please don't fire me, please don't fire me," she murmurs to herself as she quickly makes her way towards the Starbucks.

She's about halfway across the lot when the screaming begins, and customers, followed by her coworkers, run out of the coffee shop.

BOOM!

Sophia stumbles back and watches, as if it were in slow motion, the windows to the store shatter and her eyes widen as debri flies out onto the lot. People continue screaming and running, a symphony of car alarms playing around her. It's mass chaos in the parking lot. It looks like everyone had made it, out at least. But the buildings right next to the coffee shop are not in the best shape, either.

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⏰ Last updated: Sep 11, 2014 ⏰

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