It was cold outside. Snowing. The weather station on Wikeni's radio had predicted only mild flurries in the northwest, but the storm had blown into the northeast and covered everything in at least 16 inches of snow. It was a complete white-out, and Wikeni frowned. From "mild flurries" to "blizzard" in a matter of hours, and the store she was working in, Loafer Kingdom, wouldn't close. She personally didn't think that anyone would need shoes so badly that they would risk their lives in this snowstorm to get them. Even worse, she was only doing this to help out avacationing friend, and the manager decided to leave for the day because of slow business. She was stuck until 7 o'clock p.m., left to close the store herself and drive home alone. Just great.
Wikeni turned on the radio again, but didn't get much reception. She had only fiddled with the dial for a few seconds, however, when suddenly a great song came on the air. She started tapping her feet, then turned it up really loudly. Nobody was going to come in at this hour, it was just starting to get dark, and besides, it was one of her favorite bands! Before she knew it she was dancing in the back room, singing and turning the song up even louder. She was glad she was alone, even when she couldn't hear the welcome bell ring over the sound of the radio.