Chapter 37

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I pull at the door handle.
"No!.. No, no, no!" Then it pops open with a squeak and I run inside and lock the door. I breath heavily looking for a light switch. I wave my hands in the air for a string that might turn on the lights. Nothing. I feel around in the darkness until I find the wall. I press my hands up against it feeling for a light switch. Then, the surface my hands landed on pushed open. "The air vents! Of course!" I whisper to myself. Then I hear picking at the lock.
"Oh shi-" I don't finish, I just climb into the vent. It was a tight squeeze but I keep moving forwards, gasping for breath. Praying God would spare me for another 9 or 10 minutes. By then, I would be with Scott, Lydia, and them. Safe. I feel my back pocket for my phone. Nothing. I check my other pocket and sigh of relief. "Good." I pull it out in front of me and dial 9-1-1.
"Hello?"
"This is 9-1-1 what's your emergency."
"I'm being chased, I crawled into an air vent to get away." I gasp for another quick, small breath. My hands were shaking so badly that I almost didn't notice the call had ended when I started talking. My phone read:
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Call ended. Please check your service
for more info call
1-800-verison

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"NO! NO!!" I shout, throwing my phone in frustration. Then on the other end of the vent I heard the noise of a door opening.

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