The Life She Stole
Silence had already settled on the other side.
Seconds turned to minutes, and a man's voice drifted in.
Gripping an old, rusty pickaxe, I braced myself for a life-or-death struggle as soon as that door swung open.
Moonlight trickled in, and I took my chance, swinging hard at the sliver of an opening.
However, there was no cry of surprise.
Instead, it was like the pickaxe was caught in a vice. I could not yank it free.
I ditched the pickaxe, looking for anything else to use, but in my frenzy, I stumbled and ended up on the floor.