“What just…. What just happened?” Emily said in panic sprinting towards the door. Her breath came in short spurts as she tried the doorknob again, the metal unyielding beneath her shaking. The gentle click of the lock that had sealed then in moments ago now thundered in her ears like an omen.
“It’s locked,” she murmured, the realisation setting her heart adrift on waves of panic.
Jackson quickly rushed to her side, eyes narrowing as he gripped the door knob firmly. His steady composure slipping like sand through fingers as he too found it unresponsive.
“What...?” He shook the knob harder, the finality of their situation dawning on him. “This can't be happening.”
“f**k!” He yelled in frustration, running his hands through his hair.
Emily backed away from the door and running to her pur
