As Liam battled to find his footing, the surroundings seemed to whirl. The fall left his body hurting, and every laboured breath he took filled his lungs with heavy dust from the fallen structure. His thoughts racing as he looked for any indication of Ava, he attempted to ground himself.
'Ava!' The great nothingness of the dark, collapsing basement echoed Liam's words. At first, there was just the terrible sound of settling garbage.
He heard it, quiet, almost like a whimper and was prepared to yell once again.
"Lliam..." Ava said softly, far away, yet clearly. And it was threaded with anxiety.
Liam's heart ran. He pushed aside twisted metal and shattered concrete as he drove forth over the ruins. "Ava!" Hold on; I'm here!
Blood continued seeping from the cut, and his leg throbbed
