The Lock In

I panted as I ran at the speed of light to find an exit. The woman in the black drench coat told me to run and never look back until I got home. I headed for the secret entrance I remembered walking into. As I ran, I grabbed my phone out of my back pocket to see what time it was. The clock said 10:23. I kept running through the mall trying to find my escape. I wish I never came to this stupid lock in, in the first place. If I hadn't, I might not be in this life or death situation that I'm in now.

I was getting close to the back door, and I ran down the dark, barely lot hallway that had an aroma if smoke. I pulled my shirt over my mouth and nose as I sprinted to the rustic door. I swung it open and...