a thunder,
a crash,
a familiar voice screaming.
a struggle,
a slash,
a thump on the floor.
footsteps.
closer, closer, closer, closer.
the twist of a knob.
my heartbeat was louder
than metal on metal.
the floorboards shrieked,
and cried out fair warning.
the world stopped.
i had forgotten that bullets
could go through walls.
