The Dying Place

Chapter 1

Danielle Smart, a middle-aged woman in her late forties, entered the boutique shop called Elegance and Beauty with a bookstore/cafe. She felt a sense of sadness at the emptiness in her environment and the lack of people in the mall. Danielle unlocked the closed gate using her master key, which also turned on the lights. She surveys her surrounding by utilizing the electronic gonzo on the base of her diamond necklace. Danielle saw mostly vacant space with few stores still around. She felt the urge to explore the food court

I remember when the Northtown Mall was a thriving place with an array of stores reminiscing about the place.

In the dawn of 2300, employees and patrons, the oldest mall in existence in their medium-sized city, face the destruction of their social hub . A closed knit group of businesses owners adjust to the decay of Northerntowne Mall and decreased of the customers There is one restaurant called Futureworld in the food court that provides an unique variety of cuisine such as Mediterranean, French, German, American, Italian, Mexican, Chinese and Native American. Samantha Moore owned herbs and a garden shop beside Futureworld, where she acts as the chefs’ primary ingredients supplier. She also created an enormous garden to use in her business. Samantha hired a couple of assistants to aid her in the management of the finances.

She notices the change in the workplace environment and a sense of increased anxiety surrounding her workplace. Samantha heard rumors and gossip from her customers that a representative of the owners of their mall informed them of demolishing it, which created an alarm for her. She requested permission from her supervisor to set- up a business meeting with her co-workers and management. Samantha gained the answer to her request quicker than she thought possible. She first visits Danielle’s boutique to inform her.

Hello Samantha, what is wrong? questioned Danielle, noticing her friend’s sad countenance.

Danielle “, We are having all day meeting on August 25,2300 including lunch at Futureworld. “It is about plans to save the Northerntowne Mall for demolishment by the county.”

Samantha “, So are the rumors I heard true? ” Who going to advocate for our dying place and stand up to the authorities? “They play dirty and corrupt to the core.” Danielle distrusted authority with a justifiable reason. She witnessed corruption first-hand.

“You made a truthful statement.” “I also experiencing nastiness from those wicked vipers in human form.”