Rising Shadows |Book 1 of 4|

Chapter 1

It was a normal day in Central City, and Maci Hernandez was grabbing a coffee at Jitters.

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"Hi. Um... I would like an espresso, to-go please." Maci told the cashier. She placed her money on the countertop.

The cashier put the money in the register and turned to one of the other workers, "One espresso to-go!" she called. The worker nodded and began to make the drink.

Maci pulled out her cellphone and started browsing Facebook. 

"Ma'am, your espresso." The cashier held the drink out to Maci. 

Maci snapped her attention back to the cashier, "Oh, thank you." She grabbed the espresso and walked torwards the exit.

Maci walked towards her small apartment. She had almost reached the building when a young man bumped into her arm. The espresso spilled all over Maci's white shirt. "Hey!" She yelled at the man, he had a black briefcase strapped over his shoulder and seemed to be in a rush.

"Sorry!" He called to her, but continued running. Maci sighed. She threw away her now empty to-go cup, and entered the apartment building. She sent a small wave to the clerk at the front desk and went up the stairs to her her apartment.

Once inside, Maci took her shirt off and replaced it with a black hoodie. She tossed the shirt into her small washing machine. Maci then sat on her couch and turned on the television. Eventually, she fell asleep.

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A loud rumble woke Maci up. She shot off the couch and ran to the window. Outside a large wave of energy moved throughout the city, knocking out lamp posts. Suddenly the windows in front of Maci shattered and she was flung to the other side of apartment. She immediately fell unconcious.