I WANT TO GO WITH YOU

MIRANDA

After Ramos threatened to break down the door and finally kicked it, I gathered the sheets with my fists, feeling chilled to the bone as my teeth chattered in fear.

The sound of gunshots made me cover my ears with my hands. My heart raced as my lips pressed into a thin line, while I closed my eyes.

Then suddenly it became quiet. I hugged my knees while still sitting on the bed, barely feeling the impact of the injury under my feet because fear gnawed at me.

I suddenly heard a knock on the door and a familiar voice say, "Open up."

My heart skipped a beat as the voice sounded so much like Hazel's.

"Was that Hazel?" I wondered.

"Open up, Miranda, it's me." It was indeed Hazel.

My eyes lit up and I got off the bed and ran toward the door to open it. I suddenly stopped when I recalled Ramos' voice from earlier. What if one of Ramos' men was pretending to speak like Hazel? It was a long stretch but not impossible.

"Is it really you, Hazel?" I asked...."I heard Ramos'......"

"It's you