The scream split the evening open. A single, ragged sound, then the brutal stutter of gunfire that turned a normal Monday into something broken beyond repair. People ran, ducked, froze—caught between instinct and disbelief. A young woman fell, not because she was chosen, but because she was there. Her résumé slipped from her fingers, pages fluttering into the dus… Continues…
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