Lust & Love
She fumbled her phone in shock, and it slipped right through her fingers, hitting the carpeted floor with a dull thud.
"Hello?" Hazel called out, her voice trembling in the pitch black.
Total silence. The power grid had completely failed.
Hazel crouched down, her hands blindly sweeping over the rough carpet, desperately trying to find her phone so she could turn on the flashlight. Her fingers brushed against the cold metal edge of her phone case.
Right as she grabbed it, she heard a sound.
It was a heavy, deliberate footstep on the carpet. Right behind her.
Hazel snatched her phone and stood up quickly, spinning around in the dark.