Chapter 19- Looking Down The Barrel Pt.1

As the survivors Volvo slowly rolled into town, the lights intensified and Mikey and Caraan were blinded for a brief second, "Why are these lights so bright!" yelled Mikey. This woke Jared who looked around and sighed, "What's the matter?" asked Mikey. Caraan was looking at the random billboards; one read "Sight Safety"

"Nothing." said Jared. "Just a little freaked out."

"Okay, now we need to find some drugs," started Jared, "I am not sure were to get some but I guess it wouldn't hurt to look." The inner working of this section of Maui was like a tropical Las Vegas. Bright lights consumed the city. Many people walked along the streets chuckling and conversing among each other.

"I have no idea were to go." said Mikey turning the car up "Garfield Avenue" He looked around and saw no one that seemed to be able to supply him with pills. Caraan was still fascinated with all the billboards and lights. As they zoomed along Garfield Avenue a bright blue billboard caught her eye, it was for sleep medication. It read, "NEW! Rozork! Guaranteed to put you to sleep!"

"There!" yelled Caraan pointing at the billboard.

Mikey and Jared looked up, "Genius." muttered Jared. "We need to get this car to a pharmacy and fast!" Mikey took a turn up "Malcolm Street" And a bright neon sign for a "Rite-AID" Shined through the night. "Haha we got lucky on the first try!" Jared and Mikey high fived each other and as their hands clapped Caraan saw something.

Images of a gun and a bag of sleeping pills flashed through her head. There was a bright light and she flashed back to reality, "What the hell?" said Caraan. Jared and Mikey stared at her with confusion. "I saw something, a gun, and some sleeping pills then there was a flash of light." Caraan was sweating.

"What could it mean?" said Mikey.

"Watch it!" said Jared. He grabbed the wheel and swerved into the parking lot of the Rite-AID just as a huge eighteen wheeler blared past them. "Watch it! Fuck off!" yelled Jared shaking his fist and the eighteen wheeler driver who simply gave Jared the one finger salute which Jared returned happily.

Mikey still in shock slowly pulled the car into a parking space and turned off the car. The car slowly hummed away and the doors opened and everyone got out. The Rite-Aid's giant neon sign glowed really bright and all three had to squint their eyes in order to prevent themselves from going completely blind. The automatic doors slowly opened and they all walked inside. The Rite-AID had shiny tile floors which they could all see their reflections in. There were mirrors everyone I guess to prevent theft.

Caraan looked down into the shiny floor, a dark shadow came around her and wrapped around Caraan. She shot up and looked around, there was nothing. "Come on Caraan." said Mikey. He grabbed her hand and pulled her to the back, following Jared. Mikey looked up for the aisle. Aisle three had the medicine. "There aisle three." He pointed to a large sign with medicine printed on it. They all walked out of aisle one and towards aisle three.

Meanwhile a clumsy clerk was pushing a meat rack filled with assortment of meats; the steel frame had a red tint from being soaked in so much blood meat. Another clerk a few feet ahead had just finished mopping a propped his broom against a shelf. As Jared grabbed the sleeping pills an ominous wind blew through the store. "How the hell is there wind in here?" said Caraan. The wind blew and knocked over the broom which knocked over a can of beans; the clerk with the meat cart slipped on it and sent the meat cart crashing down Aisle three.

"Jared!" yelled Caraan as she pulled Jared towards the shelf as the meat cart crashed by barely missing all of them. "God!" yelled Mikey. The meat cart crashed into the cash register. The cart hit a display stand featuring a gas grill the cart severed the gas line. The cart kept going and slammed into a light a hot shower of sparks and glass rained down igniting the grill. There was a massive explosion and Caraan managed to pull Mikey down as shards of glass flew down the aisle.

Shards of glass flew everywhere, sideways, up and down, five pieces of glass burrowed themselves into the dry wall ceilings slicing some electrical wires and ripping apart the ceiling above. The lights flickered as the group try to recuperate from their close call.

"Come on!" yelled Caraan. She pulled Jared up, "Let's get the sleeping pills and go!" Jared shook the bottle of pills and they rushed towards the sliding door. Mikey stepped on the platform but the doors wouldn't budge. He pulled at the doors but nothing could get them to budge.

"They won't budge!" yelled Mikey.

Caraan grabbed a nearby shopping cart and pushed it into the glass. The glass cracked a little, "Got it!" yelled Mikey. Mikey grabbed the cart and pushed it as hard as he could. The cart smashed through both sets of sliding doors and crashed into their Volvo. Meanwhile the glass had cut some light wires dangling above and another wind blew through the store. The wires came unhinged and fell towards Caraan but thanks to some quick thinking from Jared she was pulled through the doors before the wires could come into contact with her. Caraan smiled at Jared but he had a grim look on his face.

"Come on lets go!" yelled Caraan pointing to the Volvo, it was slightly damaged but driveable. As Caraan and Mikey made their way to the car they heard a click. They turned around and Jared was pointing a .45 Magnum at their heads. "What the fuck!" yelled Caraan. "What is your problem!?" Jared looked at them and turned to the car.

"Get in the car." said Jared motioning with the gun.