No Gods But Me
"Miss Eckhart, don't blame me... Mr. Sterling said that if I kept you in here for half an hour, he'd move my husband into the best hospital ward.
"I can't afford to offend the Sterling family. I'm sorry!"
Her footsteps faded away.
The opening bell rang at exactly the right moment.
I looked around and fixed my eyes on the only window in the restroom, locked tight.
The next second, I grabbed the wooden mop nearby and smashed it into the glass.
Crash.
The window shattered. Sharp shards cut a deep gash across the back of my hand.
I kicked off my heels, gripped the edge of the frame with bare hands, ignored the glass slicing into my palms, and forced myself over.