Just one second, amongst the sea of hours that had passed. One second was all it took for my body to grow cold with shock. The red bead of light flickered and whipped around my chest like an angry wasp, desperate for revenge, till is settled at the nape of my neck. They found me. There was nothing left to do but wait for the inevitable. My eyes darted around the room searching for the source before they landed on the roof of the 4 story building across the street. Through the cloud of evening blue, the beam of red flared with vigor.

"Shit."