“Unbelievable…” Elena hissed sourly into the murky black, shaking her flashlight violently as if to jumpstart its feeble glow into something of a… not so broken flashlight.

The light sputtered for a long moment, finally blacking out completely, a moment that triggered a series of exhaled tight breaths.

“Great”, Jonah sneered, although the relief in his voice came out all but subtle.

“So let’s come back another time, no biggie”, Monica sighed, “another lifetime maybe..”

The fact that none of them apart from Elena had attended the cursed outing by choice had been anything but secret, but now as fierce air rushed through the cave mouth, leaving even her throat itchy, there too rushed an air of relief, although she couldn’t admit it.