As I started to leave the tent, I sat back down. Chills ran up my spine and a fear started to overtake me. My heart was pounding, and I was having trouble breathing. I tried to relax a just little. My fate laid just outside the nylon flaps.”
After a while I took a break. I closed my laptop and put it off to the side. I leaned back into the corner and rested for a while, letting my mind wander.
I must have fallen asleep. I awoke when I heard a noise. Listening intently I waited, but all was silent. Maybe I was dreaming, but then I heard it again. After getting up and going to the door, I stood quietly and listened. There was a faint scratching sound somewhere in the basement.
“Probably a goddamn rat,” I whispered to myself. “All these buildings have them.”
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