THE MALL
"I was waiting for you," Violet said. Tilly nodded.
"Dr. Cable called you?" Tilly asked.
"Yep," Violet replied.
"Your parents aren't coming either?" Tilly asked.
Violet shook her head. Tears shone in her eyes. "Either is Brandon," she sobbed. Tilly was in shock. Brandon was Violet's twin. They did everything together, and were so alike. So why was Violet coming, and not Brandon? "Why isn't he coming?" Tilly asked.
"He's dead," Violet replied. Tilly didn't know what to say.
"Violet, I'm so sorry," Tilly said comfortingly.
"Remember how he was on that school trip?" Violet asked. Tilly nodded. "Well, he was coming home on the plane. It blew up Tilly, it blew up!" Suddenly, Tilly burst into tears. "He was on a plane from Sydney to Melbourne, wasn't he?" Tilly asked. Violet nodded. "Well so was dad, Violet," Tilly sobbed. The two girls just stood, crying, and hugged each other comfortingly. "We'd better get going," Violet sobbed. Tilly nodded, and the girls picked up their hoverboards and left.
Tilly walked through the mall doors, trying to find her way around in the dark. She glanced at the photos of smiling people plastered all over the walls, on advertisements for the mall. Tilly and Violet headed for the food court, where lights were on. There were people everywhere inside, chatting quietly to each other as they sat at tables. Tilly and Violet walked in and found a table. Tilly looked around the food court, looking for Dr. Cable amongst all the fast-food outlets that surrounded her. She wasn't in sight. Violet interrupted Tilly's observing. "Tilly, I don't think I can do it," Violet sighed.
"Do what?" Tilly asked absent-mindedly.
"Start a new life without my family," Violet replied. Tilly nodded.
"When I saw my family for….the last time, I started to think I couldn't leave," Tilly said. Violet nodded. "Well, maybe we could….." Violet started, but the room went quiet. A stage rose from the floor of the food court and revealed the beast it held.