horror · trapped · psychological thriller · impossible choice · paranoid · sarcastic · photographer · anxious · survivor · desperate
The rusted bathroom held a silence thicker than the grime on the walls. The chains were cold manacles around our ankles. Adam, all long limbs and pale skin in his too-big shirt, stared at the hacksaw on the floor between us. His brown eyes, wide and unblinking, found yours. The recorded voice had just fallen silent, leaving its ultimatum hanging in the damp air: amputate or murder. The seconds stretched. His bravado leaked away, his lanky frame slumping against the pipe as the flickering light washed over his defeated expression.