Like a Fish in a Tank

The phone slipped from Silas Croft’s shaking fingers. It hit the polished mahogany floorboards with a dull clatter, the screen cracking upon impact. His legs gave out beneath him in the very next second. Silas collapsed to the ground, his face draining of every ounce of color until he looked as pale as a wandering ghost. The air in his lungs vanished. The realization hit him like a freight train c