Which Way....

                 

       
              Having run from the room, my dress clenched tightly in my shaking hands, I turn unseeingly and race down the hallway blindly following the turns till I come to a dead end. Turning as I raise my fingers to my lips to still the cry of despair as the realization sets in I had went the wrong way and now had no clue which way to go. Would I be able to escape the halls of this terrible building in time or would he wake and find me, crossing my fingers as i walk quietly but steadily down the hall now watching which way I was going spying a figure in the distance looking about as if searching or lost themselves, i slip behind the corner to watch to make sure they are safe to approach and start noticing familiar movements and then gasping with joy I realize it is my sister and run down the hallway wrapping my arms about her, startling a small noise of surprise from her, but seeing it is me smiles and returns my hugs.

       "I am so glad to see you sis, but how did you ever come to be here? We really need to get out of here as soon as we can there is this man, I ..I don't think he is all there if you know what I mean sis." my words pouring forth quickly as she listens nodding and then looking about answering quietly " We do need to get out of here, I had heard you were coming here to look for your friend but she had only stopped here briefly, she was spotted in another town across the way. We need to get off this island I have seen a few things and I don't think it is very safe here . Looking at my sis and catching her watchful gaze as she keeps a look out gives me the warm feeling of caring only having a sister can give you " Okay sis, but how are we to find a way out of this place. it is a veritable maze of hallways?" I ask softly biting my lower lip looking from one end of the hallway to the other.

         As my sister turns I notice the wound on her chest gasping as I reach out to her looking it over and then up to her " Dear heavens sis what happened? Are you okay?" she glances down at shivers a bit answering in a steady soft voice " I got attacked by some large dog, not sure where it had come from i turned around and there it was ran up on the porch and got through the doors in time. Let's try down this way and see where it leads." she suggested starting down the hallway.

            Walking down the hallway the dirt and leaves having blown in from somewhere crunching under our feet making me cringe a bit as it seemed so very loud. The wall were filthy and parts of the wallpaper peeling off , looking around trying tho imagine how it could have been at one time. My thoughts falling back to the one man that I had escaped made me think that it may not have been a nice area in the first place. Turning a corner we spy an elevator I look at my sis as we stop in front of it." I don't recall going up or down any stairs sis, I am thinking we should just skip it, if someone sneaked up on us we would be caught in that little area. ", biting on my lower lip and chewing on it absentmindedly . " We may need to find another way out, let's just see where it  leads to and go from there " sis suggested. Nodding I push the button hearing the familiar whooshing sound and then the bell as the doors open stepping within we watch as the doors close taking us down further in the building.

        The doors open and the musty underground air fills the little space we are in and leaning forward we peer out into a vast room lit by torches, turning and looking at one another we both step forward to see where this could lead, in the distance you can hear the faint sound of water dripping and the faint hissing of the torches as the smoke curls along the rough hewn stone walls coating the cobwebs hanging from here and there turning them to curtains.

       
          Walking through the room avoiding the rocks that littered the floor hoping that the ceiling was secure  we walked into the adjoining room and after looking about seeing what looked to be restraining devices we decided going back up may be a better idea as then we at least would have time to struggle where as if we got caught down here we would be out of choices.

   
      Wandering along the edges of the cavernous room they find a stairwell leading up and considering having to walk back through those devices choosing the stairwell was easier to do. Following sis up looking over my shoulder at every little creak or scuttling noise I hear, swallowing the fear down as I continue up the stairs and reaching the landing walk toward my sister as she stands behind the railing looking down " I would be guessing those lead to the outside, though we may want to check to see if that wild animal is still out there " my sister says, I nod softly and follow her down to the doors, we peer through the windows as best we can through as dirty and old as they were the best we could do is try to see any movement.

            Slipping through the doors we look around carefully and not seeing or hearing anything we step out onto the porch. Hugging my sister then stepping back taking her hand we look around again to get our bearings and head through the woods to the docks, it is time to get away from here before we do get caught and maybe not get away this time.