I didn't wait to find out who was shut.
Didn't wait to see who was winning. My body moved before my mind could process - pure animal instinct screaming RUN.
My legs burned with desperate energy, each footfall pounding against the boardwalk like a hammer to my skull. The rhythmic thud-thud-thud of my own heartbeat drowned out all other sounds.
Fuck I'm going to die no no no no—
I was running back toward the mall. Back toward the golden cage I'd risked everything to escape. The irony tasted like blood in my mouth.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Another gunshots, from who????
Gunfire erupted from the mall entrance now. Not single shots - controlled bursts from automatic weapons. Professional killers.
The beautiful glass doors exploded inward.
