The Door by Tony Harmsworth

Author:Tony Harmsworth [Harmsworth, Tony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harmsworth.net
Published: 2019-06-02T22:00:00+00:00

15 Industrial Estate

Silence.

We strained our ears.

We could hear nothing outside the transport. We allowed twenty minutes to see if the vehicle was going to move again. When there was no motion nor any other sounds, we decided to make our move.

John pulled the lever. The back panel of the truck clicked, began to open then stopped. Looking through the gap, we could see that the transport had parked tight against a wall. An eventuality we had certainly not considered.

‘I can get through,’ said Jennifer, and she slid her way between the door and the floor until she could drop to the ground. ‘Wait here, I’ll check the surroundings.’

‘I’m going to have trouble getting through that gap, Henry,’ said John.

‘Yes. I think I can, but it won’t be easy. Never thought of this possibility,’ I said.

‘I’m annoyed we didn’t think of it. If it had been any closer, we could have died in here. We should have brought some cutting equipment to get out through the side.’

I nodded. We knew we’d been naïve and hoped our lack of foresight wouldn’t be our downfall during some other part of the plan. I was sure we’d eventually find a way to get John out of the transport, but he was right, it could have been a fatal error.

Jennifer returned to the opening.

‘There’s no one around. Do you think you two can get out?’

‘I’ll possibly be able to, but John might not,’ I said and got myself into the gap, heaving against the door to try to squeeze myself through.

There was no “play” in the door so it came down to forcing myself between the door and sill. Having removed my jacket and shirt. I ended up with missing layers of skin on my chest and shoulders, but finally dropped to the ground.

‘I’m stuck here unless you can move the truck,’ said John. ‘There’s no way I can get through there.’

‘We’ll scout around for something. A jack would do the job, probably,’ I said.

‘Here, take this,’ said John, handing over the pistol. ‘It has no safety and no trigger guard, so be careful you don’t shoot your own leg.’

I said thanks and Jenifer and I made our way around the outside of the transport. I carried the gun in my inside jacket pocket.

Our truck stood in a large parking area with four other similar vehicles, but the space could have coped with ten times that number. Each truck was backed up against the wall of a huge, featureless building. It appeared to be some sort of warehouse, but we were guessing. The interior could be anything at all.

We moved to the left and could see the opposite side of the parking area had similarly featureless buildings so we assumed we would not be seen.

We followed the wall of the building until we reached the corner, stopped, and peered around. It continued for twice the length of the first wall, but there seemed to be an opening halfway along. We progressed cautiously. I removed the pistol and carried it in my right hand between me and the wall, hidden from anyone watching us.

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