A loud bang jolted me out of my sleep, my ears ringing with the intensity of the noise it produced. Shooting to a sitting position, I reached for the gun I’d successfully hidden from Matthew, but a round of shots had me scampering to the floor.

Matthew’s wails were followed by footsteps towards the room I was in and my heart dropped as my trembling hands raised to aim the pistol at the door. Matthew had deadly enemies, making it hard to tell who was going to pop in.

My stomach was in knots, twisting at the same pace as the key turning in the lock. A click had me...