The sound of an engine jolted me from my reverie. I scrambled to my feet and stood beneath the window, but the concrete walls scattered the noise. I could determine nothing useful about the direction of the source, only that it was approaching. The vehicle screeched to a stop. Two doors opened and closed in quick succession, then a third.
I shouted, “Please, can anyone hear me?” In an instant, I doubled over. Waves of pain radiated from my throat and echoed in every muscle fiber. I lay panting on the floor, clutching the hard metal collar around my neck.
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© 2008 Edward F. Gumnick
What an interesting turn in the story – pain inducing metal collar, eh? Sure this isn’t Sci-Fi? I can’t wait to see where this story goes. This reads like it’s turning into an action-adventure tale now. I really like the descriptions of the sounds reaching him. Since you’ve set it up with no visual parameters really, except 4 walls and one light source, you spend your descriptive time on sounds, and I like the results. Great job so far!