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Breathing with a Chance of Paranoia

One week had passed since the tragic events that struck Annabeth’s new residence. She didn’t personally know Mr. Evans nor had she ever had a conversation with that lasted more than a few seconds. However, she still felt impacted by his death, the whole town seemed to actually. It was like the sun had gone away, taking any sense of normality with. What replaced the sun was a giant storm cloud that refused to leave. Everyone seemed different, even to Annabeth, who hardly knew anyone, she could tell the town was emitting a different vibe. And she did not like it one bit.

Annabeth was at work when she heard of the upcoming event. At first, she thought it was a ridiculous idea, the people in this town wouldn’t go to a concert only a week after someone was murder. Much less the concert of someone no one knew. Annabeth was wrong, a rare occurrence. The sun was slowly coming back with the storm cloud retreating as people began leaving their houses in excitement for Conrad’s concert.

Walking home from work on the day of the concert, Annabeth found herself frequency checking her surroundings. The person who killed Mr. Evans was still out there, which frightened Annabeth. Also, Lamar constantly poking around made her feel uneasy. She began to wonder who was murder, it really could be anyone. The bartender, Jose, who Annabeth always sees being practically stalked by all the single women in their mid-40s. The women the people call “Crazy Ester.” It could even be the very high strung women, Suzy, who, every time Annabeth sees her, is carrying a cup of expensive looking coffee. It really could be anyone, with that thought Annabeth tucked a strand of her barely shoulder length, black hair behind her ear and walked a little faster.

Although she was against the idea of the concert originally, Annabeth ended up attending the concert. She needed something to lift her mood and hopefully, the rest of the town as well because something has been happening as of late. She hoped that this concert would fully remove the storm cloud that had gripped the town so hard almost no one could breathe.

What she had hoped was right. After the concert, the town let go a large breath. One it had been holding since the death of Mr. Evans.

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