Behind Closed Doors 2003 Novels & Stories

Sophia's voice shattered David's thoughts. David, in a panic, was in no mood for restaurants. Standing up, he replied in a cold voice, "I need to head home for a bit. You two continue without me." With that, he left the infirmary without looking back. … When he got home, he opened the door and called out loudly for me and Joseph, but the only response was the empty echo of the house. He walked into our room and saw that our clothes and belongings were still there, and that made him relax a little.

After all, not every epiphany deserves forgiveness, right? Then one day, I caught something on TV that sent chills down my spine. The mental hospital I was in was in the news: a scandal broke out. Staff were arrested for a laundry list of horrors: embezzlement, violence, severe patient abuse, and some were even accused of human experimentation, organ trafficking, and murder. The worst of them were facing the death penalty. The memories of pain I buried came flooding back. I took deep breaths, trying to steady my racing heart.

“Haven be careful in here. I will come here tomorrow to talk about the case. Also, for the love of God, do not let them in your house again!” “I won’t,” she said as he disappeared as quickly as he arrived. She walked to the door and locked it. She went to the back of the house as well and made sure that the door was locked as well. The other things could wait. She went into the main room and hit the lights in the front of the house to turn them on. The lights in the back were off. No one from the street could see to that part of the house, but she had an idea that there were people around the house. She went to each window and made sure they were all shut and locked. Though she never opened

I suddenly heard a footsteps near me. "Hello? Is someone inside?" That was a man's voice. "Yes,sir! I'm locked!" I saw the knob moving. Oh thanks God! I thought I'm going to die here. I was so scared,I remembered that one episode from Shake Rattle and Roll! "Miss, can you move away from the door? I'm going to kick this, you might get hurt," The voice from the other side said. I moved away from the door. "Okay, as I count of 3. I will kick this so don't get close!"

Unfortunately, the service in the elevator was not the best so the call didn’t go through. Suddenly, I heard banging on the elevator door, I banged back making my presence known to whoever at the other side of the door. The doors slid open to reveal a tall, dark and handsome figure in black suit, he stretched out his hand towards me. I couldn’t see his face because i was sitting with my head down at the conner of the elevator. But as I lifted my head, ready to meet his eyes, I heard someone shout my name. “Cierra! Cierra!”.

She also couldn't find a way to refuse, so she forced herself to agree. Lucian led her downstairs. In the lobby, his assistant Ryan Lewis was projecting a video onto the screen. "This is something we just got recently," Ryan said. The video had no sound, but the images were clear. Stephanie was handing a stack of cash to a few thugs. In turn, the thugs handed a bottle of medicine to Stephanie. Kayla's stomach turned. The faces of those thugs were burned into her memory. They were the same ones who had nearly destroyed her three years ago.

Even stranger, Maggie hadn’t even deleted the backup, as if she wanted us to see it on purpose. Suddenly, I remembered a glint of reflected light under the passenger seat after practice that day—something like a tiny lens. A chill crept up my spine. I realized then that this carefully designed trap had been laid long ago. But who was behind it? And why were they determined to push us into a corner like this?