Echoes of Tomorrow Season One: Episode One (Echoes of Tomorrow: Season One Book 1) Read Online Free

its toll. The trek across three lanes of traffic and a few parking stalls took him fifteen minutes, but he knew it was worth it as he made his way to the front door of the CVS.
    Lights were on in the building which was a good sign. That meant there was someone inside manning the store. Without his wallet he wouldn't be able to pick up aspirin for his head, but he could at least have them call the cops.
    With the aid of the brick wall of the building, it only took him five minutes to make it to the front door. He stepped up to the glass double doors, expecting them to open as he triggered the motion sensor, but the door didn't budge. Tyler took a few steps back and back up, thinking maybe he'd come at a bad angle, but it didn't help. The door remained as closed as it was the first time he tried.
    He leaned into the window, cupping his hands together to help him get a peek inside. Fluorescent lighting illuminated the pharmacy and everything inside. He scanned left and right, noticing items on the shelves with the pricing and signage still in place. The white tile floor glistened in the light as if had been waxed the night before. Nothing inside the store seemed out of place except that nobody was around.
    Gone was the cashier who should've been manning the front register, the workers who should've been cleaning and stocking the shelves, and even the manager who should've been inside making sure it all got done.
    Tyler figured maybe someone had forgotten to unlock the door this morning, or he was here too early. Without his phone, he didn't know what time it was, but knew it had to be close.
    After looking around one last time, he banged his fist on the window. "Hello?" He screamed into the seam between the double doors.
    He scanned the inside again, hoping he'd drawn the attention of someone inside with his knocking, but nobody was around.
    Tyler tried again, bashing the bottom part of his hand against the glass as hard as the pain would allow. But if anyone inside heard the racket he was making, they didn't show a sign.
    Tyler was getting frustrated. He needed to get the cops out here sooner than later, but was running out of options. The longer he waited to call the cops, the further the thugs got with his truck and the longer Mark rotted in the dumpster.
    He looked around the intersection again. The crowd that gathered just a while ago had dispersed, leaving the mangled mess of metal, rubber, and glass unattended in the middle of the road. He scanned the rest of his field of view, seeing if anyone else was around.
    For now the coast was clear, but he wasn't sure how long it would stay that way. The pharmacy had everything he needed, both to take care of his cut and a phone to call the cops. But if nobody was answering his knocks, he didn't know what to do.
    He leaned back against the brick wall and eased himself off his feet while he considered his options.
    The first option he had was to wait here for a while, hoping someone eventually opened the door to let him in. Without a clock to know the time, he might sit there for an hour or two before that happened.
    For the second option he could look around for something to break the glass windows of the pharmacy to get inside. One of the wrecked cars in the middle of the road would surely have a crowbar or tire tool he could use. Maybe he'd find one big enough to just pry open the door. He decided he'd save the option as a last resort, since it would take the call out of the equation. Sure, he could still call the cops, but they'd just arrest him for breaking and entering and ignore his claims.
    The final option was to make the grueling trip across the street to the gas station. If he could guarantee someone would be inside, he would've done it without a second thought, but as he sat there watching the front door, he had no way of knowing if anyone was inside unless someone pulled into the station and tried to get in.
    He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes while his