Silent Escape

Nadia.

The house was eerily quiet that night. A clock hung over the door of the room I was in, its ticking noises disturbing the calm and serene environment I was in. I strained my ears, listening for any movement outside the room, but there was none. It was barely nine o'clock in the evening and everyone seemed to have retired for the night. I sat on the bed with my legs crossed beneath me as I e