Chapter 6 Accordingly, it is twenty-four hours since the Earth stopped its rotation, an entire day of pure, unadulterated sunshine. The outdoor temperatures in the Los Angeles basin reaches one hundred and two degrees. Civil unrest is prevalent in all policing precincts while most people remain shocked over what is happening. It is the absence of night that has everyone upset. Some are more restless than others. But it is just the beginning of their problems. Karen’s golden red locks of hair sparkle beneath the relentless sunshine. She ambles inside then up and down the crowded aisles of her favorite gardening supply store, discovering in her reflection at a product display center that she is completely naked. Unashamed, she continues browsing though uncertain what she is looking for. De

