The Darn Drabbles

by LastScorpion

I don't hate Lana. Really! But these drabbles are probably the reason people think I do. Originally written for the Wednesday100. WARNING: character death, in a way.

13. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

(Originally for the old W100 topic "Madness")

"It's hardly Christmas shopping if you don't go to the mall!" Lana declared, nodding emphatically and wrinkling her nose. "Besides, Grandville's only an hour away!"

Chloe looked dubiously out the window. "In this snow, we'll be lucky to get there at all."

"My SUV has four-wheel-drive!"

All Lowell County must have had the same idea. The Grandville Mall thrummed with that special shopping madness only seen in December.

Chloe never knew what set the mob off. After struggling free, she turned back, but it was too late for poor Lana. She'd already been trampled by the maddened holiday crowd.

Darn.