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I straightened, bringing my hands to my hips, as I rolled

my eyes. “Maddox, can you help me with the cord, please?”

“Good girl,” he praised.

He pushed the door wide open, holding it against the

wall, and stared at it for a second, waiting. “It’s not going

to close. Hurry,” I called out.

When Maddox was sure the door wasn’t going to close

and lock us into the storage room, he sauntered inside. He

looked behind him once, staring at the open door for a

second longer, before coming to stand beside me.

“Move aside,” he demanded.

I rolled my eyes, again, but still did as I was told.

Maddox reached behind the shelf, trying to find the cord.

“Damn it, what is this?”

“Exactly. It’s all tangled up with the others.” There were

four TVs in all, and they were pushed together into a tiny

corner. We hadn’t used them in the longest time, since we

got the new projector screens, so they had been sitting

here, collecting dust.

He let out a frustrated groan before starting to untangle

the cords, which would take a lot of patience to do. The

space between the rack and the wall was too tight, and I

could see he was having trouble. “Here, let me get my

flashlight. That might help,” I suggested.

I fished out my phone from my pocket, but before I could

turn it on, a loud banging sound echoed through the room.

We both flinched, and Maddox lifted his head in surprise,

hitting the top shelf in the process. He let out a string of

curses.

Before I knew what was happening, we were surrounded

by complete and utter darkness.

Shit, the door closed.

And… double shit, we were locked inside; the note had

said that the handle was broken.

“No…no… No!” Maddox bellowed, rushing for the door

through the dark. Huh? Was he scared of the dark? Who

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