This was it... his chance to win himself freedom and freedom for the rest of his imprisoned city. He crouched low, peeking up through the grate.
This is it… I can’t fail.
He slowly began unbolting the grate, using a strand of metal beat and banged into a makeshift screw driver.
Creak…. Creak… Creak…
The metal screeched quietly, resisting as rust sprinkled off the giant screws. After unscrewing the 4 screw, he grunted and lifted the grate slowly off to the side.
Clank, clank, clank…
Gah!! No!! This isn’t right, what’s a guard doing patrolling this late!? That’s completely off schedule!!
Clank, clank, clank…
He looked around frantically for a spot to hide, but found nothing in the empty spotless hallway where the grate opened to.
Clank, clank, clank…
It was getting closer, the clank of the metal boots on the stone floors. He had nowhere to go, no where to hide. He pulled and tugged on the grate, but it took all his strength just to push it up there.
Clank, clank, clank…
No! I’m stuck, there’re going to find me!! I’ve no where to go! No, no, no! I’ve failed…
Clank, clank, clank…