Molly turned around and froze. The man who was talking to her was dressed like a security guard. Molly stared at him, or more specifically, she stared at what was behind him. It was the cloud! It was slowly creeping up from behind him, like a silent predator.
"Look out!" Molly yelled.
"Look, kid...come along, the mall is closing and I have to get home to my wife and kids. I'll show you to one of the side exits."
It enveloped him, and only him. There was no one else around but her. When the Cloud finally moved on, the guard was still looking at her...instead of a guard uniform, he was wearing a uniform and a nametag from the yogurt shop in the Food Court and carrying a purse. "Are you like, lost or something? The mall is closing."
