Chapter 5: Despair
Susan gave him a half smile, her heart warming, and turned to go down the hallway. Her legs did feel weak, but they worked. The tile floor was cold under her bare feet, but the smoke in the air was getting thicker, and she could feel the heat coming from the wall to her left. Ahead, the hall turned into an intersection. More rooms down the right side, restrooms to the left, and the stairs straight ahead. When her eyes saw the sign to indicate stairs, she pointed, "There!"
A few feet from the intersection, they heard the rushing of feet and from the right hand hall a group of orderlies filled the intersection, a few holding fire extinguishers, a few holding dart guns and tasers.
Stopping on her toes, Susan hurriedly backed up and grabbed onto William tightly, her breath coming and going in sharp gasps.