[ The flashlight crawls over the door, and Keira ducks out of sight before the boy can spot her.
But she saw him. Young and wide-eyed. He looked frightened. Her heart is pounding against her chest and her breathing shallow. She closes her lips, forcing herself to breathe more quietly through her nose as the boy comes closer down the hall.
He doesn't look like he's hunting anything. In fact, he looks afraid that he might actually find something. Someone, technically. Her breathing finally evens a little more at that. There's not way to be certain he's safe, but he carries a bookbag and looks scared shitless. He's just a kid.
She prays.
The door to the classroom opens, the hinges screeching loud enough to make Keira wince as she opens the door. In her hand is a phone turned longways as she holds it up for him to read. ]
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But she saw him. Young and wide-eyed. He looked frightened. Her heart is pounding against her chest and her breathing shallow. She closes her lips, forcing herself to breathe more quietly through her nose as the boy comes closer down the hall.
He doesn't look like he's hunting anything. In fact, he looks afraid that he might actually find something. Someone, technically. Her breathing finally evens a little more at that. There's not way to be certain he's safe, but he carries a bookbag and looks scared shitless. He's just a kid.
She prays.
The door to the classroom opens, the hinges screeching loud enough to make Keira wince as she opens the door. In her hand is a phone turned longways as she holds it up for him to read. ]