Carrie climbed gingerly down the ladder, feeling distinctly vulnerable as she descended down into the darkness below. She breathed a sigh of relief when her foot finally met solid ground, despite the fact that the rectangle of light that was the doorway above looked so small.
One by one the rest of Carrie’s team climbed down until all seven women were inside. Then, all of its own accord, the door above shut with an echoing thud. For a moment, Carrie’s heart leapt in terror, before the floor in front of them started lighting up. She wasn’t afraid of the dark per say. She’d always been the type of kid who slept easily and she rarely ever suffered from nightmares. Still, while she’d heard about anomalies like black holes consuming light, Carrie never thought she’d experience something like t
