<div class="floatleft">(http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r740/Lemon__Lime/fd52a781-c3dc-471e-8335-29f5519cc120_zps6f9a9080.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Corina<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Hotel - near Time Square<br/><strong>Tag:</strong>Liam<br/><hr/><br/>To say Corina's day had been long would have been the understatement of the year. She had been stuck in the city all weekend going to meetings about new ways to recycle battery waste. Yes, she was excited about it since she had helped develop the formula and worked directly with the chemists and engineers with it. She had a science background mostly in biology and when a company was interested in buying the process she was sent to discuss it. Of course all they wanted to talk about and all they could understand was cost and the phrase "cost effective" was thrown around more times than she could bare. She spoke to multiple groups that all had the same glossy eyed look when she was finished talking.<br/><br/>It was hard to not stick to the science and she tried to use small words but apparently that didn't quite work. Most of them seem quite pleased and she had already received multiple e-mails and text messages congratulating her from her own company that even the EPA was interested in meeting with her. After an early business dinner she was headed back to he hotel, it was still early and she still had some energy left, so she went for a swim. Hitting a few laps in the nice but somewhat small hotel pool really was her version of relaxing after a busy day.<br/><br/>After she felt she had sufficiently gotten a good work out and her shoulder was only a little sore she got out, toweled herself off and headed back to her room in her blue bathing suit, flip flops and swim cap and goggles in hand. On her way back she tried to avoid others but was soon stopped by a woman who seemed to also being a guest, getting a cup of coffee in one of the main areas. The woman grabbed Corina's hand and they both just stared at the TV, hearing the horrific news. Her mouth opened ever so slightly as things set in. Her body went numb and for a moment she felt like she couldn't move as realization set in. She shook her head as she felt tears stream down her cheeks.<br/><br/>Corina moved quickly moved to the elevator pressing the up button. The damn machine couldn't come soon enough. A few people walked off not knowing the news yet and she shoved her way on, pressing the button for the 11th floor. She should gather her things... or just what was necessary. Her presentation, the EPA, her career it didn't matter. Nothing did. She just had to do... something. As soon as the elevator dinged for her floor she ran off it and down the hall, not paying attention even in the slightest. Which caused her to damn near tackle the maintenance man working outside her room. They both hit the ground and she scrambled up apologizing.<br/>"I'm so sorry, are you okay? Are you... I'm so sorry. I'm so..."<br/>A few more tears traveled down her face that she quickly wiped away. She helped him up and just looked at him for a moment. The world was ending and she was terrified.<br/>"I'm... so sorry I need to get to my room and get ready for whatever is going to happen..."