Immortal Godly Lemon

The glaring shards from the afternoon sun pierced through the wall of glass and landed on the high-quality cream-coloured carpet of the main building of the largest jewelry store in the country. Elaborate chandeliers cascaded from the ceiling at regular intervals, scattering light in all directions. Diamond-encrusted jewelry hung behind crystal display cases that lined the walls, further adding to the already blindingly dazzling showroom. A long queue of people sn.a.k.e.d across the length of the vast hall and the air was filled with excited chatter and indistinct murmurings of the people waiting.

"HANDS ON YOUR HEADS! NOBODY MOVE!" A thundering voice boomed across the showroom, followed by the sound of glass breaking and blaring alarms. Turning their heads to the source of the voice, the confused crowd saw a burly man dressed from head to toe in black, with black cloth covering the bottom half of his face while his hood stopped just above his eyes. In his arms he cradled an assault rifle and the initial confusion of the crowd instantly became terror. Several other similarly-dressed men also carrying rifles were busy smashing the many display cases and grabbing as much jewelry as possible, while frantic screams rose from the crowd of people still inside. Seeing that many were rushing about and trying to leave, the burly man's left eye twitched. He opened fire at the crowd of people before him and roared "I SAID NOBODY MOVE!"

Time seemed to slow as the horrifying sounds of gunshots and screaming mixed together. Several among the crowd had dropped to the floor like lead and lay slumped in acc.u.mulating pools of blood and urine. Hysterical screams and uncontrollable crying resounded through the air, almost drowning out the piercing shrieks of the security alarm. More glass display cases were smashed open and their contents swiftly removed but this time, not a single body among the crowd dared to move. The heavy air lay thick and seemed as though it existed to suffocate the ones that still remained. They sat lifeless on the floor, drenched to the bone in each others bodily discharge, looking as dead as the corpses beside them.

The burly man became more and more agitated as time ticked by and finally, he waved to the other men, signalling them to start moving out. Grabbing as much of the jewelry that were still left, they rushed out one by one, retreating as swiftly as the receding tide, and loaded a white minivan parked a little to the side of the adjacent store. From afar, the faint, shrill cry of the police siren echoed through the streets and the men scrambled to slam the doors of the vehicle shut. The driver stepped on the gas pedal hastily and steered the minivan recklessly down the street at full speed. The minivan turned left, then right, then left again, entering a small side-lane a few blocks away. Just as they entered the side-lane, the driver noticed the silhouette of a young woman carrying grocery bags crossing to the other side. His eyes flashed with a hint of malice as he abruptly made the minivan swerve to the side as though he was trying to avoid woman. His face portrayed a panic-stricken expression but his foot was pressed firmly on the accelerator. The woman's eyes widened in horror as she saw the minivan charging towards her at a terrifying speed. She tried to throw her body out of the way but before the electrical signals could reach her muscles, it was already too late.

CRASH

Her body was crushed between the minivan and the wall of a stone building. Her skull was smashed open from the impact with the wall behind her and crimson blood streamed out from various wounds on her body. Her head was twisted awkwardly to the side and her limbs protruded from her body at unnatural angles. The sound of police sirens came to a crescendo as several police cars surrounded the battered van. A few officers tried hard not to gag upon witnessing the gruesome scene before them. They sat in their vehicles as they called for backup.

The horrors of the day were brought to an end with the death of an innocent bystander.