”Alright — Just stay behind me.” He had dealt with gut-wrenching suspense like this all his life and he still wasn’t used to it. “Like I said, it’s probably just an animal or something.” He said taking a step into the hallway.
“Roger that,” she murmured, realizing as the words escaped from her that they bit with sarcasm, “You’re probably right, and I probably wouldn’t have noticed or cared, but hey, the power went out so I’m kind of on edge,”
