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Another crack, this one causing the building to rumble from a floor above. More dust and smoke engulf the space, making it difficult to see.
“Andie!” I throw my arm over my nose and mouth as I make my way to the restrooms, desperately hoping she’s on her way to me. “Anderson!”
Someone crashes into me. It’s my head of security, Gustavo. “Mr. Alexander, you must come with me.”
“No! I need to find Anderson.”
He looks around and shakes his head. “It’s too dangerous. We have to evacuate.”
“Make sure all the guests are out. I can’t leave without her.”
“My men can search for her,” he assures me.
“Do as you’re told,” I snap and turn from him, resuming course toward the bathrooms.
I push through the tables and mass of people going in the opposite direction, until I reach the hall where the restrooms are located. Plastered against the wall, her hair a mess and blood streaming from her temple, is Andie.
“Andie!” I shout, and she lifts her gaze to me.
She pulls away from the wall, relief on her face as she reaches for me. “Gavin!”
That’s when another crack rends through the air, this one much quieter than the others, but sharper. Pain sears the side of my head for only a split second, there and gone before I can really feel it. But it’s enough to knock me to my knees.
In a daze, I touch the spot, bringing back sticky wetness on my fingertips. I stare at the red stuff. Blood.
When I glance up again, Andie’s eyes widen in horror and her mouth opens in a silent scream as she bolts toward me. The last thing I hear before the room tilts and everything begins to fade, is one last crack.
Then it all goes black.
* * *
“Stay with me, Gavin. Shit, you’re heavy.”
“Wha—” I desperately try to open my eyes, but I’m so tired.
“You have to help me… Shh. Be quiet. He’s in here with us.”
I lift one lid, however, all I see is white. Tiny specks that float in the air, blanketing everything.
“Where—?” I stop when I realize I’m standing, my weight supported not only by my own legs but by someone else too.
“Shh.”
“Andie?” I wobble, and she quickly steadies me.
“Hush,” she scolds. It’s a whisper, but firm. “You’re going to get us killed.”
She leads us somewhere, I don’t know where, and I hear the rattling of a door. Then we’re moving again, or the floor is moving, I can’t tell.
“We have to leave,” she says. “It’s not safe... Can’t trust anyone.”
I shake my head in an attempt to clear my confusion. “What are you saying?”
A breeze suddenly hits me and I look up at the smoke tainted night sky. We’re outside? How did we get here so fast?
“Hurry,” Andie urges me, shoving her shoulder hard under my armpit. “We have to go before they surround… Could be the bad...”
I dumbly glance down to see my feet half dragging, half moving of their own accord. It’s both fascinating and terrifying.
