Winter POV
The gun is heavy in my hand and it shakes slightly, but I'm not loosening my grip. Thomas will be back any moment and I know I need to take him by surprise. I can't fight in my condition and I stumble towards the stairs, quickly getting under them before he comes back. Naturally, I hear the door creak back open seconds later and his footsteps as he comes in. It only takes him less than a minute to realize I'm gone.
"Winter" he yells, and I stay silent, breathing heavily in the darkness, trying not to give my location away. There are plenty of hiding spots in the basement and I hope he thinks I'm hiding somewhere, anywhere else.
"This is stupid," he says, annoyed, "you can barely walk on that leg. You really think you have the guts to shoot me" he scoffs and begins to walk d
