My mom asked me to go to she store down the street to buy a few things we need. It was a small store, only had the few essentials everyone needs, and the over excessive aisles of candy bars that no one had ever heard of. The lights were flickering every few seconds, the floor was always slightly dirty even after it was "cleaned".
I get bread, milk, some cereal, and a bag of marshmallows because why not? As I'm waiting in line to pay, out of nowhere a gun shot is heard. Near the store. The next thing I know, the big glass windows in front of the store shatter. Pieces of glass shoot through the air. Some people get some small scratches while others get stabbed from the rigid pieces.
Everyone scrambles to run away or duck for cover. While I'm just frozen. Everyone is in shock, the cashiers put their hands up and can't seem to keep their eyes on anything for more than a second. Nobody knows what's going on, but everyone knows they might die today.
I'm in the worst position right now, I managed to get away from the glass, but I'm just frozen in the middle of an aisle. Gripping onto the groceries with my dear life, just trying to find some kind of hold on something.
Then, we all hear the worst, the chime when the doors open. Meaning, whoever just shot the windows, just entered the building. With a gun. Dressed in black like always.
"Nobody move!," not like I could anyway, "get on the ground!" I try but my legs are so stiff, I can't feel them. He spots me. I'm dead. "Get. On. The. Ground." He points his gun in my direction. I just stare at the trigger. I can't breathe. I start to think of my mom. Oh my god. I can't die yet. She needs me.
I get past whatever I'm going through right now and start to slowly get on the ground. I'm shaking, but I'm moving. I can't seem to take my eyes off of the gun.
"Alright, listen up. I have a few friends coming over with weapons and bags. Listen, and nobody gets hurt." He lowers the gun just a bit while he turns around to look at everyone else. There's more people coming, we're all going to die.
Then, a woman screams as the gun starts heading towards her direction. She looks worse than I do. She stands up and runs towards the back door. Are you crazy?! That is one of the stupidest things you could do in this sort of situation!
Then bam. Another gunshot. The woman drops to the floor. For once she doesn't make a sound.
"Didn't realize I had that sort of effect on people." He says with a bitter laugh afterwards. Wait...
"I tell you my name and that's when you're speechless? Didn't realize I had that effect on people."
