That same night, it happened.
James' dad began to beat Laura once again, like all the other times. Then he put her in the cage, but because of how drunk he already was, he forgot to lock the cage's door. Then he drank his fill of whiskey and passed out.
James did not see this, and then he went to take a shower. Laura knew that this was her chance to escape.
She remembered that James always takes 15 minute long showers, and he had already been in the shower for two minutes before she realized that she had an opportunity to escape.
So Laura slowly pushed the door of the cage open and crawled out. She did not let the door to the cage close, to prevent a lot of noise so as to avoid waking James' dad up. Then she grabs her dress and quickly, but quietly, puts it on.
Next, Laura picks up her shoes and quietly walks out the front door. She then begins to run when she is outside, but did not put her shoes on yet. She knows she has to get away from the house because there are only ten minutes left before James is out of the shower.