Leaving the drugs where they were, Sarah left the apartment.
As she began to descend the stairs once more, she heard the front door below open.
She froze where she was standing and, sure enough, one of the gang-members began to climb up towards her.
At first, he did not seem to notice her. His head was down as he climbed.
But before she had a chance to move, he lifted his head and their eyes locked.
Sarah could tell from the look on the man’s face that, until that moment, he was unaware of what had taken place in the flat earlier. All he knew was that one of the girls was trying to escape, and that he could not allow.
There were only a few stairs between them, and Sarah knew she had no chance of escape – the staircase was far too narrow to allow for that.
The man’s lips curled back
