Solomon's Jar (2006)
“A lot of the one-story buildings in the Old City had fairly low rooftops given that a millennium or two’s accretion had raised the level of the streets. She could climb such. But it was hopeless. The three walls that hemmed her all rose at least two stories. A battered sheet-metal drain pipe ran down from the rooftop to her right. At least one of the clamps holding it in place had come entirely free of the crumbling wall, and the rest were being held in place only by paint or rust or habit for ...all she knew. Even if she could scramble up the pipe in time, there seemed no way it would ever support her weight. Muscle mass was dense. Especially hers.
Behind her she heard men’s voices braying in unmistakable triumph. The thunder of pursuing boots dwindled. The thugs behind her had slowed to a walk.
They know I’m trapped, she thought. They’re savoring the moment.
She eyed the rickety pipe again. If I can catch it high enough up… She braced herself to spring.
A doorway she hadn’t even seen suddenly opened to her left.MoreLess
Behind her she heard men’s voices braying in unmistakable triumph. The thunder of pursuing boots dwindled. The thugs behind her had slowed to a walk.
They know I’m trapped, she thought. They’re savoring the moment.
She eyed the rickety pipe again. If I can catch it high enough up… She braced herself to spring.
A doorway she hadn’t even seen suddenly opened to her left.MoreLess
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