The eerie quiet doesn’t last. Before long, the squeals and shrieks and brays and squawks of the animal kingdom crowd the air.
Terror. Confusion. Pain.
From far off comes the wailing of sirens. Car alarms blare from the parking lot. Now and then, people shout.
Cries for help translate into any language, human or animal, fish or fowl.
Never want to hear those again.
Never, ever.