KATHERINE

BAM! BAM!

"AAAHHH!" I screamed in panic, almost feeling the breath on my nape. The damn window wouldn’t stop slamming.

I got up on shaky legs, but I ran like a crazed lunatic, clutching the small chest against my chest.

The light from the exit hole seemed so close, yet so far.

I thought I heard footsteps chasing me, the white sheets around me resembling hands and monsters lurking, wrapping me in this curse.

I threw the chest through the entry gap and jumped after it.

With my eyes bare