We tried the door on the left.

It was locked.

We tried the door on the right.

It was stuck closed.

Maybe we could force one open…

It was useless.

We turned to each other but couldn’t see each other clearly.

It had grown dark.

Then footsteps approached. They came from behind the locked door.

We heard a key turn in the lock.

There followed a long silence.

Unsure what to expect, we leaned up against the wall.

I had no idea what was coming next.