Trapped In The Dark

Noise in the background. The man in the baseball cap walking along a corridor, his footsteps getting louder. A padlock jangles, clatters on the floor.

Her heart quickens. Starts to race. She'd given up hope of him ever returning, but he's come back to let her go.

She's about to call out to him when she detects a subtle switch in mood. Unspoken hostility sifting through the dark. Anger, red hot like an oven.