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Meg

"Beth? Are you there?" I looked at Rory's pensive face. "I think she hung up."

"I doubt that Meg. Something more sinister seems to be happening. Have you ever seen traffic this bad in your entire life."

"Other than in the movies, no..." It began getting chillier because our car had been idle so long.

"Meg, let's head to a nearby dinner or something and see what's really going on."

We followed the detour away from our destination and found a little hole in the wall diner. Upstate is full of them. There are places where you can still get two eggs, homefries, toast and bacon for 3.98$.
Over a cup of stale coffee I fretted. "What is going on Rory?" Then I remembered my vision. "It is the end of the world as we know it."

"Another movie title Meg?" Rory slurped his bitter brew.

"Well yeah but this time... it's actually happening. Will you pray with me Rory?"

He slid into the booth next to me and grabbed my hands. "Of course..."

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