As Jess came to, it was pitch black around her.
Tears streamed down her face because her leg hurt like hell and she was scared. She struggled to listen, didn't dare to breathe.
Where is the creature?
It didn't seem to be around.
Or was she already dead?
Suddenly a thought that scared her even more crossed her mind: What if Sarah and her were to swap places? She came back, now Jess had to die!
She was freezing and the tears still streamed down her cheeks.
A sob escaped her throat and something near her snarled. Her body trembled violently.
The young woman felt like she was suffocating, she didn't dare to breathe but her throat was thick with tears. Where was Becker?
I want to go home…
Jess was about to freak. Her eyes couldn't see anything, her leg was almost numb and something was breathing there next to her in the dark.
"Hey! Look at this! I think there's a cellar down here!" Connor yelled. Becker jumped towards him and looked at the hole in the ground. The door was broken.
"I need a torch!" One of his soldiers handed him one. "I'll have a look at this. Matt, are you coming?"
"Sure!" the other man immediately responded.
The steps were moulding and water was dripping somewhere.
The air was wet.
It smelled frowsty.
The steps creaked under his weight. Some had already been broken which meant that something much heavier than him went down here earlier.
The dim light of his torch revealed some red liquid on the floor.
"Jess!" His voice echoed in every corner. Something stirred.
He threw a glance at Matt who nodded. Slowly, silently they moved forward, further down into the dark hole.
Jess sobbed and covered her mouth with both of her hands so no other sound would escaper her throat.
Was it her imagination or did she really hear someone calling her name?
The creature definitely was alarmed now. It moved. But Jess couldn't tell if it left.
All she was aware of was the sticky wet blood.
The pain in her leg pulsed now.
She couldn't stop crying.
Please, I don't want to die!
Suddenly she heard loud noises, the creature screamed.
There were shots and then silence.
Her heartbeat sounded loud in her ears.