Outside, the wind whipped the snow across the roads. Already you could barely see anything. It was too cold to be out. The snowstorm blindfolded the town, muffling the world in white silence.
Inside the warehouse, it was quite dark. Years of dust had covered the windows with a thin layer and only a faint light filtered through. Each footstep echoed, leaving behind a trail of footprints through the dust. Boxes of different sizes were piled high, like strange towers. Cobwebs hung between the boxes like lace nets. An abandoned ladder lay at an awkward angle across what looked like an old television set. Its wires spilled out. Max stood still for a moment and let his breathing settle.
It was then that he heard it. The faintest of sounds – a floorboard creaked. Then, another. He stood quite still, his senses alert, straining to listen. For a long while it was quite quiet – only the distant murmurings of the wind drifting snow. Then somebody coughed …
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Outside, the snow flew across the road. Already, you couldn't see the roads and pavements or anything. It was way to cold to be outside even if its just for a minute or two. The only thing he heard was his boots going CRUNCH,CRUNCH it was loud. It was way to cold to go outside.
Inside the warehouse, it was very dark and rusty. For each footstep I took the floorboard creaked leaving faint footprints all over the place. There was lots of boxes and between the boxes were cobwebs and alot more dust. Max stood still
for a moment to let his breath settle.
It was then when he heard something. The faintest sounds a floor board cracked.
He stood still for for a long time listening to the floorboards. The only thing he
heard was the snow flying in the wind. Then he heard somebody cough.....