After he left, Scarlett curled up on his little bed, opened the laptop, and picked out a disaster movie that interested her. She checked the running time—one hour and twenty minutes. By the time she finished it, Matthew Saxon should be done with his meeting no matter what.
The movie told a story about a volcanic eruption, with the protagonist trying to escape one danger after another with his wife and two sons.
The special effects were very realistic. At first, Scarlett only wanted to kill some boring time, but as she watched, she was drawn into the plot, her mood rising and falling like she was on a roller coaster, following the protagonist up and down.
Just as she was really getting into it, suddenly, faint sounds of what seemed like an argument drifted in from outside.
"…Miss… the President really is in a meeting, he's not in his office, you…"
"Move aside, why is it that I…"
"You can't do this… Miss… you can't go in… the President gave instructions…"
Bang—
