26. Flickering Lights

(Quinn's POV)

The fluorescent strip lights lining the wall of the subway flicker on and off. I don’t know what's wrong with them, it can’t be the bulbs as they are doing it at the same time. No one else exiting the station seems to pay any attention, but I am intrigued with the smallest of details, because I don’t know what is going to help me later. Even something this minor could have some significant meaning.

As soon as I step foot on the street, I can tell that the city has become a ghost town. The shops are open, but there are few customers. This is worse than I thought. I walk into a small convenience store close to campus to get some supplies. I hope I can get in the dorm building, otherwise my journey here would have been for nothing. Supplies are limited, but I take as much food as I can carry. I can’t live off crisps, chocolate, and energy drinks for very long. Hopefully, there will be something healthier in the dorm from the shop we did before we left.

When I reach the un