That’s why she despised the dark. It was the unknown of it all. In most cases it wasn’t bad because you knew there wasn’t anything there to get you. But here, here it was totally different. There was something that could get you. And it would.

She steadied herself and picked up the flashlight. One deep breath and she was ready.

She descended the steps carefully, but with confidence in her stride. She was on the last stair. She wasn’t afraid.

BAM

“EEP!” she squeaked as she scurried off the stairs and cowered along the wall, while the door slammed shut.

Ok, that definitely wasn’t supposed to happen. She flashed her light towards the door and saw nothing.

“Maybe someone walked by and closed it…yeah. That’s all it was.”

It was a possibility. Not a likely one, but still a possibility that she was holding onto for dear life not wanting to think about the real cause.

“Just find the wrench and get out. Sounds good.”

Facing the stairs, she turned to her left and started down the hall. She made sure she kept a close eye on the floor every now and then to be sure she didn’t trip over anything.

After a few minutes of walking the light began to flicker.

“No.”

She slapped the head a few times trying to get the steady beam back. It wasn’t working.

“No. No. No no no no no. NO!”

She kept slapping the light. It still didn’t help.

“Run run run Spencer spencer spencer. Run run run Spencer spencer spencer.”

Her blonde head shot up and she dropped the flashlight, blue eyes wide with panic. The echo kept going.

“Run run run Spencer spencer spencer. Run run run Spencer spencer spencer.”

It seemed to be getting closer and she was paralyzed. The signals her brain was sending out through her body weren’t registering like they should’ve been.

She looked around for the light and when she spotted it rolling just a few feet away she dove on it, landing with a large, “OOMPH!”

“Run run run Spencer spencer spencer. Run run run Spencer spencer spencer.”

It was all around her. No matter where she turned her head it was there.

“Run run run Spencer spencer spencer. Run run run Spencer spencer spencer.”