Devil's Night
“An acrid odor, it suddenly seemed to be everywhere. When he inhaled, it stung the insides of his nostrils. Still held in sleep’s grip, he couldn’t immediately place it. It was sharp. Bitter. Intense. Like he was standing too close to a campfire.Smoke.That’s what he was smelling. A lot of smoke. Somewhere very close by.He sat up and opened his eyes. The sting of the smoke made him close them again immediately. It was closer than he had first thought. It was inside the Sleepy Hollow Inn. Inside h...is room.A fire.The last remnants of sleep vanished from Henry’s brain as he pieced the situation together. The inn was on fire and he was still inside, stuck on the third floor.He jumped out of bed, wide awake now, his body a sparking jumble of hot-wired nerves. He needed to get out. Of the room. Of the hotel. And he needed to do it now.But first he had to assess the situation. How close was the blaze? What was his best escape route? Most important, how much time did he have left?Squinting through half-opened eyelids, Henry saw that a fair amount of smoke had infiltrated his room.MoreLess
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