“Let me out of here!” Elyssa’s shrills echoed across the room, threatening to wreck it down as her balled fist pounded against the door. “Please!... Landon, let me out!”
She couldn’t fathom the enormity of what was happening. Her life was changing in a heartbeat right in front of her and she couldn’t do anything to help it.
The poundings grew louder as she grew more desperate for a release but it was of no use. The door remained unyielding, unhurt. No one was coming to rescue her.
After several attempts and seeing how useless they all turned out, she gave up. Pressing her forehead against the door, she held the knob, jerking it wildly, her eyes burning with tears that threatened to flow like the ocean.
She stopped abruptly, turned, and screeched down to the floor, her back against the
