
the morning of April 10th, shortly after viewing The Goldfinch
The Museum Explosion
As Theo lingers in the gallery, hoping to speak to the red-haired girl, a museum guard runs past in alarm. A deafening blast rips through the building, throwing Theo across the room. He is knocked unconscious by the force of the explosion, which has been caused by a bomb planted in the museum shop. When he comes to, he is in a wrecked, dust-choked space, disoriented and injured. The world he knew has been shattered in an instant, and he is separated from his mother in the chaos.