Jaxon

I pushed open the door as carefully as I could and glanced around. There didn’t seem to be any people around, but the place was full of boxes and pallets. Someone could easily be hiding. The boxes looked reasonably new; someone had been using this space and recently.

I resisted the urge to curse and kick the nearby boxes. I tried to remind myself there could still be people here. There could be someone hiding. I tried to hold onto hope.

I looked ...