Srihari Vidyalakshmi

The Jinn

The supermarket was bustling again. In the midst of all the commotion, the manager was called out of his office. He passed by multiple customers, back to restock their home shelves after the quarantine period had ended. The quarantine had extended for a month longer than they expected, so business had been booming for the past few days. He exited the store and saw a shabby man with an unkempt stubble and unruly hair. He was wearing a hoodie with a tear on the back, trackpants and a black sports shoe. The manager went up to the guy, who was screaming in his loudest voice at incoming customers, “Do not go in there, there was a giant lizard before.”