A gun went off. I'll admit, I flinched before I felt the presence of everyone disappear around me. I'd felt nothing, so I just figured I was already dead and it was my body slowly dying. No-one really knew what happened during the dying process, but I hadn't felt myself collapse to the ground, though I did still feel the concrete at my knees. Glancing left and right, I felt no sense of anyone around me. Carefully removing the hood, I looked forward to see the window was now clear. Behind stood the Director and a few other people I recognised. Emily. Jennifer. Rebecca.

I got to my feet and...