CHAPTER TEN
"Where are you, Nancy?" Cindy wondered aloud. It wasn't like her sister to be out this late without calling. Trying her cell phone again, she was sent straight to voice mail … which was full, of course. She sent her a quick text and put the phone back in her pocket.
With a sigh of annoyance, she picked up the clothes hamper and made her way to the laundry room in the mid-sized apartment complex. Throwing clothes into an empty washer, she filled the soap dispenser, inserted the coins, and turned the switch. Nothing happened. Outside, a vivid flash of light filled the sky. Cindy swayed, suddenly feeling lightheaded. Confused, she strolled to the window and looked at the night sky, expecting to see a thunderstorm. Instead, she saw strange swirling light alternating from blue, to
