All of a sudden Christina found herself not in her bedroom but stood on an escalatot in an ordinary looking shopping mall. It seemed a remarkably mundane setting to be magically transported to and she had no idea how this tied in with CYOC, but that was where she was.
Immediately ahead of her on the escalator were two teenage girls while another two were on the steps behind her. They all seemed to be together which immediately made Christina feel like she was intruding on something.
"There he is April!" One of the girls looked past Christina to her friend before gazing down at a large, frizzy haired man eating in the food court below. The girls then started whispering and giggling among themselves and didn't stop even when the subject of their mockery noticed them.
Christina felt awful for the poor guy. She couldn't see what the joke was but she figured these girls were just immature and would hopefully grow out of this kind of unfortunate behaviour. She just stared ahead and waited until she could move away from these idiotic and annoying teenagers.
What happened next was quick and barely perceptible, almost as if it could have been imagined. The girl at the front of the group jolted very slightly, then the girl behind her briefly looked distracted. It was at this point Christina felt a strange and indescribable sensation briefly passing through her body before leaving as quickly as it arrived. She could then hear from behind her small sounds and movements that indicated the two girls behind her had also had a similar feeling. However, nothing was said about it by any of them.
At this point the girls and Christina reached the top of the elevator and she was able to separate herself from the girls. Something felt a little off to her but she couldn't think what. What should she do?