ISABEL'S POV
The safe room felt smaller with each passing second. The air was heavy with fears, and the weight of the unknown rested on my chest like a stone. Everyone was afraid as none of us knew what to expect next. It didn't help that the entire place had suddenly gone quiet with no sounds coming from the outside. For all we know everyone out there could already be dead.
I sat between Marcy and Lila, staring blankly at the cold, concrete walls in front of me, all the while trying to make sense of everything that had happened. What was going on outside? How long would we need to stay here? My mind raced, searching for answers I didn’t have.
I was so lost in thought that I almost didn’t hear someone calling my name.
“Isabel!”
I snapped out of it, my head jer tryking toward the soun
