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My fumbling hand touched something hard and wooden—the door. I lowered it until it clasped around the knob, and I pulled—
Light flooded the store once more.
Everyone stood around me, their hands touching the door in some capacity, terror evident to see in all of their faces.
“B, you’re okay,” Beau breathed.
I heard Caleb say something to Kelly, too low for me to hear, but his words went in one ear and out the other.
“Maria!” I screamed in alarm, noticing the girl hadn’t left her prison within the confines of the faceless mannequins. Stark fear etched itself across her face as she glanced at me over their shoulders, tears making trails of mascara on her cheeks.
“Help me!” she sobbed as the one to her right lifted a shotgun.
“Maria!”
“Help me!” she screamed again, extending an arm. Before anyone could make a move towards her, the gun fired.
And then the entire store exploded in a kaleidoscope of red, yellow, and orange.
