12:12 AM

Meleena woke up with a start, nearly falling out of her bed as a loud explosion and a flash of light stirred her awake in her dorm. Clutching the blankets tight, she leaned over to the window to check outside.

"What the hell..." 

A large yellow fire could be seen in the distance from the U Penn college dorm, burning brightly as many emergency vehicles were seen flooding to the scene. Was it some kind of terroist attack? Had a power plant blown up? Whatever it was, it was huge.

The even weirder thing was most of the lights in the whole city was dead. No street lights, and most of the buildings were completely devoid of light. Looking around her own room, her PlayStation and TV both didn't have a light on. It must have caused an EMP, or at least hit something to shit the power off for most of the city.

Meleena knew that staying there probably wasn't a good idea, as she got up and padded over to her closet. She was wearing a pair of white sweatpants with pink shorts underneath, a gray U Penn tank top that was soon covered by her leather jacket. She slipped her bare feet into her running shoes, stuffing her phone, keys, and wallet into her pocket.

Why hadn't the alarms went off? There was no evacuation effort, no voice coming over the intercom. The fire alarm was disabled yes, but there seemed to be no evacuation effort. At least, a coordinated one. Just then screaming could be heard in the distance, and Meleena instinctively grabbed her softball bat, reaching into a drawer for a small flashlight. 

"Well... here goes nothing." She breathes out slowly, grabbing the door with the hand holding the flashlight as she slowly pushed it open. She didn't know where she was going yet, but she knew she couldn't just stay here.