Fear of The Unknown

Elena didn’t know how long they had been inside the van.

Time felt like a blur of darkness. The only sound was their ragged breathing, the muffled sobs of her mother, the stifled cries of her sisters. Even Caleb had gone quiet now, his earlier shouting reduced to nothing but broken whispers.

At some point, the fear dulled into numbness. They had all screamed and banged the doors until their voice