First Horseman, the (2012)
“Every step appeared to take a minute, every few yards felt like an interminable mile. In the near-absolute dark the passages seemed never-ending. He listened for any sound other than their hesitant footfall, sensing Kate’s grip on his belt that left both his hands free in case Renton attacked them.
‘Are you OK?’ he would whisper every minute or so.
‘Uuuumm,’ she would reply.
Every bend felt like a trap that a demented Renton might spring, every heartbeat a roll of thunder that might drown the s...ound of him moving in the darkness ahead.
Jim could feel the hum of life in the tunnels but was that Kate or Renton? The pitch black of the way ahead was almost unbearable, a paralysing blanket that dragged at their progress like sticky mud underfoot.
Was he retracing his steps or sending them further into the maze?
Kate pulled at him and he stopped. ‘Ssh,’ she whispered.
He listened but heard nothing. They were at another corner: was Renton waiting for them on the other side?
Jim took a deep breath and listened.MoreLess
‘Are you OK?’ he would whisper every minute or so.
‘Uuuumm,’ she would reply.
Every bend felt like a trap that a demented Renton might spring, every heartbeat a roll of thunder that might drown the s...ound of him moving in the darkness ahead.
Jim could feel the hum of life in the tunnels but was that Kate or Renton? The pitch black of the way ahead was almost unbearable, a paralysing blanket that dragged at their progress like sticky mud underfoot.
Was he retracing his steps or sending them further into the maze?
Kate pulled at him and he stopped. ‘Ssh,’ she whispered.
He listened but heard nothing. They were at another corner: was Renton waiting for them on the other side?
Jim took a deep breath and listened.MoreLess
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