Chapter Seven

Running back up the stairs, I went back in the direction of the bedroom I came out of but I kept going, sprinting past it; I couldn't go back, that would be a death sentence. Heading down the hall, I see it's coming to an end with full length window from the ground to the ceiling. Getting closer, i can see a stair way on the left of the window and went up it. Everything was going past me in a blur, I don't think I've ever ran this fast in my life and it made me want to go faster. There was people calling after me, their voices multiplying as we kept this game of chase up but instead of being terrified, I found myself getting excited; I can't find all the right words to express how it feels to be one step ahead of everyone else but one of those words is freeing.

When I get to the top of the staircase, I find a couple of men waiting for me. I can't go back down, there's at least 3 men behind me and I can't stay here, they'll trap me; the only way to go is through.