383. SECRET EXIT
KATHERINE
Sweat poured down my body, my teeth chattering uncontrollably inside my mouth. It felt like the seconds were stretching into hours.
I could hear the rattling of the pulleys as they passed through the wheels, the screech of metal against stone, and the wood trembling.
It only lasted a moment, yet to me, it felt like an eternity.
When I finally reached the end of my descent, the dumbwaiter—or whatever this box was—came to a stop.
I stayed still, silent, listening only to my own ragged b