Hayley's POV

 

Thump, thump, thump

 

It got to a point where that was the only thing I could hear; the noise behind me as I ran ahead slowly faded away, and I had become deaf to everything but the agitated beating of my own heart.

 

I squeezed my chest in pain; the adrenaline was starting to wear off. I could feel the fatigue starting to kick in.

 

My eyes frantically scanned my surroundings—containers, boxes, and empty space. I couldn't keep running. I was already lost, and for all I knew, I could have been running straight into the heart of the enemy's territory. I needed to think fast.

 

An idea...