Kristy's regular world again

In the office, 7pm, everyone has gone home for the evening, which is surprising for the people at this office but I suppose it is a Friday. The office is completely dark save a few monitors, I haven't bothered bringing light into the floor. I am here to collect my bags after just having left drinks with the work guys at the Bond Lounge and I am about to head to the gym. First I will have a protein shake, put on the dishwasher and take the tea towels for washing this weekend. Walking through the office, my mind distant with thoughts, I am shocked by the entire floor suddenly lighting up. I look up to see the walls light up a radiant orange and an instant later it is gone, darkness again. It is incredible how in an emergency situation, or perhaps just a situation you are unsure of, everything slows down. Your brain triggers the body's physiological responses and you are equipped to deal with the situation. In only a second your mind can have what seems like hundreds of calm and careful thoughts, as if someone has paused the spinning of the earth and said 'let me know when you're ready to play again.' In that second in which my world went from black to brightness my thoughts discussed the situation, 'what's that?' 'I'm not sure,' 'perhaps a terminal blew up,' 'it's coming from over there.' Although my thoughts were so responsive in the situation, it took so much longer, a couple of seconds, for my muscles to receive the message, for my head to turn towards the light. So I turned, and out the windows of the office, out in the city and across the Yarra I saw flames in the night sky. Huge fireballs, six or so, being blown into the air in a magnificent display. It is quite a scene, the power of the towers exploding the flames and in a moment they are gone, they became smaller and smaller balls of fire and then gone. Darkness again. I froze for a moment in awe of those few seconds in which my world slowed down close to a stop and then sped up again as the flames excited my mind and body. I froze for a moment, felt the warmth, the spark, the thrill and then all gone, I continued on my way to the kitchen, Kristy's regular world again.