The Day Time Stood Still
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Prologue:
It was a normal Spring day in the little town of Brownsville, Indiana. The smell of new bloomed flowers filled the air. As a middle aged man stood on his balcony. The man's name was Johnathon Billings. Mr. Billings works and overseas the operation of the Nuclear Power plant. Which supplies more than half of the jobs for the town of Brownsville. Mr. Billings has a wife and 2 children Emily and Cassie. They both attend the Brownsville elementary school. His wife owns a boutique.
Mr. Johnathon Billings basically does the same routine every day. Get up, shower, get dressed, eat toast, drink coffee and leave for work. He is a very simple man.
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