The Birth of The Flash

Pedestrians rushing along the street froze in place as if someone had hit pause. A car hung upside down in midair. A grilled sausage flung from the vehicle. And a Black girl thrown out of the car. Scattered popcorn and cheeseburgers all hovered in the air. Everything formed a grim tableau. It seemed that something horrific would happen the very next second. Crackle! In the depths of despair, at the brink of disaster, a brilliant blue arc shattered the glass door of a convenience store.