Chapter 28
What a s**t hole of a night. I tried the doorknob again. Still locked, and I didn’t have the strength to break it. A strangled sob burst from my lungs. I wanted to scream, to kick the door, shake it. This can’t be happening!
As I looked up, something caught my eye. A shadow had shifted to my left, silencing my whimpers. I frantically glanced around, hoping it was just a trick of the light. The last thing on earth I wanted to face right now was the Shadow.
I carefully turned over and slid my back into the corner. And watched.
Very little light from the hallway reached the area near the door, but enough to see that I was alone. Unless the Shadow was hiding in the darkness, watching, waiting for me to make a move.
My gaze slowly returned to the doorknob. Maybe I could do the s
