Leo having just graduated from one of the three high school within his city was a wreck. He had so much to worry about lately. Ranging from finishing his shift having less than a hour left, to waiting to receive emails and acceptance letters from Universities he has applied to.
Ringing in the final items that was placed on the desk before finally tidying up and doing the closing routine with his two coworkers left for the shift before heading home to finally relax for the day with his family.
While one of his coworkers finished and bode them farewell. He was left with his classmate named Persephone. While they never talked closely since neither of them were being friends. They were amicable with each other and that was enough for work. Him being a studying maniac, just never got within the crowd she was part of anyways.
While sweeping one of the final areas within the store he receives a call from his mother.
Picking up the phone he quickly answers
"Hello? Mom I'm almost done just a bit more and I'll be heading back. Did you want something?"
"Hey Leo, No I already picked everything needed from the grocery. I was just calling you to tell you that your father and I will be going out for tonight. You're gonna have to take care of dinner for you and your sister this evening. Everything should be prepped. You just need to follow the recipe I left in the counter."
"Oh, yeah no problem ill take care of it. Have fun and enjoy your evening mom."
"You too my sweet boy, make sure to keep me up to date with your University applications though ok?"
"You got it. See you later mom" Hanging up, finishing his sweeping and closing the cashiers for the evening. He bumps into Persephone on the way out.
"Finished everything and ready to head out?"
"Yeah just finished the counting the storage. You got a call? I saw you picking up your phone before heading to the back"
"Uh yeah, It was just my mother calling and telling me about her plans for the evening, So I'm making the dinner tonight for my sister and I"
"Hmm. I see, Still the perfect studious son huh?"
"Yeah, well I have to be" Leo replied scratching the back of his head as he proceeded to lock the backdoor.
"My family isn't well off compared to others in our school remember. I only made it through scholarship and even then we still needed to pay some fees. Gotta graduate. Find a decent job before my sister reach high school so I can help with hers"
"Leo. I know this already after all, I'm the reason you have this job in the first place. You owe me."
"Yeah I know already, I keep trying asking what you want from me exactly but you haven't responded or just refuse to answer the question. What do you want from me? I don't have money, you know this. Hell, you're one of the smartest students and school so it can't be help with that. I have nothing you want."
"That's what you think, but it's a favor owed and favor I will need answered later on. Anyways I'm getting picked up so drive safe to your house this evening."
"Alright see you tomorrow then."
Leo didn't see it as he had already turned his back on her but she had a smirk on her face as she responded.
"Yeah see you tomorrow..... or earlier than you might think."
Leo continued walking towards his car getting ready to drive home, not even hearing the end of her sentence. Starting his car and waving at Persephone as he exits the parking area. Turning on the radio to have some background music. He drove off heading east toward his family's apartment.
Halfway through the song playing in the background. Barely out of the downtown area of the city was when he heard it. A loud echoing boom. Followed by another then another. Three thunder-like sound reverberated across the city like a gong signifying a start to something. Leo was forced to dodge vehicles as they swerve powering through the ringing pain in his ears. The drivers within the swerving cars, covering their ears instead of focusing on the road due to the load noise that should've broken their eardrums.
Before he could have any thoughts of the disaster that struck being done. That's when all hell broke loose. It was pure chaos, a Pandemonium. Fissures spreading across the road like the earth itself was opening and trying to devour everything within the roads.
Quick thinking saved Leo as he exited the vehicle abandoning everything else and quickly ran as fast as he can weaving through the mess as he tries to get away from the main road before a maw formed and swallowed his vehicle. He had to get out of here before heading home. HIs sister was all by her lonesome and his parents too. He had to contact them quickly.