Chapter 30
Gray, tiled hallway, fluorescent lights, no people—yet. Doors to the right, doors to the left.
I shot down the hall, my only aim to get away from the door behind me. How long until the other guy burst through? He’d know the codes, he’d have a gun. I was vying for mere seconds of time.
I skidded to a halt at the end of the corridor and peeked around the corner. The connecting hallway was also mercifully empty, though there were more doors, as well as observation windows into adjacent rooms. How much longer until some scientist inevitably emerged and caught sight of the sixteen-year-old girl panicking in the hall? I had to find some place to hide.
Let’s see what’s behind door number one! clamored a game show host in my head as I lurched toward the nearest door. A giggle burst
