Suspenseful Disaster

Neon tubes smudged into blocks of color in the rain, and Lin Yi's leather shoes crushed the reflection of the convenience store sign. The escalator had long been out of service. He held on to the slippery railing as he walked down. There was half a faded missing person notice stuck in the gap between the steps. The girl's smile in the photo was swollen from the rain. Lin Yi's leather shoes were crushing the water droplets seeping from the cracks of the floor tiles. The air before the rainstorm is like a soaked sponge, so stuffy that people can't breathe...