ZORA

I banged on the door with everything in me, hoping someone would get tired of my insistent banging.

"Help!!" I screamed,

No one answered, and none of them came rescue.

My body slid down the door, back against it, and my body trembled with fear, anxiety, and terror.

I drew my knees up and placed my head on it. Maybe if I didn't look at the room, I could pretend that I'm safe and in a much bigger place with open windows.

That dream was cut short even before it began.

The only ...