Cunning Attractions by Christy Barritt

Author:Christy Barritt [Barritt, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery
Goodreads: 31692573
Publisher: River Heights
Published: 2016-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

My palms burned against the freezing floor as I pushed myself up. I rushed toward the door, desperate to escape.

Just as I threw myself against the door, I heard the lock click in place. I pushed the safety release, but nothing happened.

Someone had intentionally locked me in here.

I banged on the door, knowing I was wasting my breath. But my survival instinct wouldn’t let me stop. “Let me out!”

The only person who could hear me was the person who’d locked me in here. I doubted he’d be letting me out.

Who would have done this? Only one person came to mind.

Greg Borski. Again. Why did everything seem to point to him?

I couldn’t worry about that now. I had to worry about getting out of here before I froze to death. The whole Gassy turning into a solid state of ice joke I’d made when I’d been cleaning this area suddenly didn’t seem so funny.

I glanced around. The light above me was dim, making it hard to see. Frost drifted around me, adding an unwelcome atmosphere.

I shivered. Already. My nose tingled and my fingers burned with cold from their encounter with the frigid floor and wall.

I studied the space around me. Shelves lined the sides. Most of the food was gone, but a few boxes remained. I glanced at the ceiling, knowing there was no escape hatch, but hoping there would be one anyway. What was I going to do?

That’s when it hit me. My phone! I could call for help.

Relief flushed through me, along with embarrassment. Why hadn’t I thought of that before?

But when I looked at my screen, I realized I had no signal. The thick walls of the freezer blocked any cell-phone reception.

My relief, which had caused my stress to melt like a puddle inside me, instantly froze with tension again.

This wasn’t good. It wasn’t good at all. No one knew I was in here except the person who wanted to harm me. He wouldn’t be rushing to help any time soon.

Dear Lord, please help me now. Again. I know I ask this a lot.

At least I’d worn a sweatshirt.

As I shivered again, I realized that this sweatshirt wasn’t going to keep me warm enough. Especially not my feet, which were clad with my customary flip-flops.

Okay, think, Gabby. Think. There has to be a way to get out of this.

I needed to stay warm until someone came looking for me. By my best estimations, that would be at least six hours from now. That’s when Riley would try to call. I wouldn’t answer. He would get worried and start looking for me.

Except he would go to work out at the gym tonight. What if he didn’t call me like he normally did? After all, we had seen each other this morning for an extended time. He might decide it was okay to wait.

No, I couldn’t think like that. I had to stay positive.

I looked around again. All the walls and the floor and ceiling were made with galvanized metal.

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