In a state of panic I take a couple of steps away from the front door and launch a kick at it, the kick lands with a satisfying bang but the door holds up and shows no sign of breaking, I launch a few more kicks at the door to the same result but when I hear another booming sound coming from the top of the stairs closer than the previous one I start to throw myself at the door hoping that my whole body weight will break the door down. XXX I’m snapped out of my paralysis after a long couple of minutes when I hear something whisper directly into my ear in a frantic panicked voice of a young girl who only says one word, ‘run’. The sunlight starts to shine in from underneath the curtains illuminating the room, along with the absence of




















