Deadline
“It was dark in the room, and her mouth felt bone dry. She wondered how long she'd been out.
Without a watch it was difficult to tell, but it was a while. Half an hour, something like that. She rubbed her eyes, swung her legs off the bed and remembered that she'd been very close to getting the chain free from the wall.
And then she heard a loud bang. It was the sound of the front door shutting.
They were back.
She grabbed the chain with both hands, closed her eyes and pulled as hard as she could.... There was a crack – something giving – and more dust showered on to the stone floor. She could hear footfalls on the floor above, but no voices.
Clenching her teeth, ignoring the nauseous feeling flowing through her, she kept pulling, leaning back so her whole body was behind it, knowing this could well be her last chance.
Another crack.
Movement near the cellar door – a shuffling of feet.
They're coming.
She was out of time.
And then suddenly she was falling back off the bed, landing painfully on the floor with the chain uncoiling on top of her.MoreLess
Without a watch it was difficult to tell, but it was a while. Half an hour, something like that. She rubbed her eyes, swung her legs off the bed and remembered that she'd been very close to getting the chain free from the wall.
And then she heard a loud bang. It was the sound of the front door shutting.
They were back.
She grabbed the chain with both hands, closed her eyes and pulled as hard as she could.... There was a crack – something giving – and more dust showered on to the stone floor. She could hear footfalls on the floor above, but no voices.
Clenching her teeth, ignoring the nauseous feeling flowing through her, she kept pulling, leaning back so her whole body was behind it, knowing this could well be her last chance.
Another crack.
Movement near the cellar door – a shuffling of feet.
They're coming.
She was out of time.
And then suddenly she was falling back off the bed, landing painfully on the floor with the chain uncoiling on top of her.MoreLess
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