ZARYA ROGOV My heart thudded loudly in my chest as I stared at the door, not knowing what to do. My heartbeat matched the intensity of the knocking. I looked down at the broken phone and then back at the door. Not thinking much of it, I got up and limped towards the phone. Gripping the layered phone, I limped back on the bed, opened the drawer, and shoved the phone inside before closing it. I immediately lay back down on the bed, right on my stomach. I would pretend to be unconscious if that door opened on my unfortunate ass. And it did, the door slowly creaked open, followed by slow, deliberate steps that sounded like my doom. I tensed up. I was pretending to be unconscious, but my body was as stiff as a board. I felt him moving towards my bed, and I knew it was him the moment h

