Seeing Past Midnight

I was shopping at Wal -Mart. It was the only place open that time of night in the small town. That's why the whole town seemed to be there. And that's why the vampires chose it as their place of attack. People were running in all directions. I left the buggy, and dropped whatever I was holding. I knew I couldn't fight, so I was just looking for a place to hide. The doors had already been locked, so no one could get out. I found a flat of window blinds that hadn't been stocked yet - and crawled in between them and covered myself with them. I could hear the screams. The pleas. I waited, holding my breath. Then, some time later, the top box of blinds moved. I froze. I had been waiting so long that the fluorescent lights hurt my eyes. When they focused I could see the vampire staring down at me, smiling; waiting for me to recognize that I had been got. I still couldn't move. I was stuck where I was - knowing that I was too slow for any escape. The vampire's gaze

Josh tested parachutes for a living. He'd jump from a plane, guide his chute to an oversized pool, and then report on everything mostly using a device that he wore that recorded his speed, direction, etc. I loved it. It was an exciting life. I had a video game demos - which was basically a simulation of his jumps. Looked like it was for a 64 or maybe super nintendo. I was riding with an older lady and her grandson, who was very bright for his age, and I loaned it to the boy. He seemed genuinely excited about it. I asked her to stop the mini van because just as we were coming over the hill, it was an amazing view of the city with a building with mirrored windows and the setting sun in the background. Also, I had a corgie-mix dog with me. He was my dog and I loved him muchly. He was also very smart, though I can't remember anything he might have done to show it.