When you push the door into the kitchen, you peek in and see that she is nowhere inside. You and Sophie step cautiously into the kitchen and look around. The kitchen is entirely chrome. The door across the way is still swinging, so you assume she went through there.

You start to follow her, and then you hear her voice in that direction - talking to Mr. Alexander! He sounds very agitated and is questioning her. They seem to be getting closer, so the two of you duck into the nearest door - a pantry.

The two of you squeeze inside the dark room, pulling the door shut behind you. You hold your breath and hope they just move by you.

Sophie squirms next to you and whispers in your ear. “There’s something in here!” she hisses. “I feel something on my leg!”

“Just ignore it,” you whisper back.

“No!” she cries. You feel her hand whiz past your face in the dark and you know what she is doing - reaching for a light switch.

You just can’t stop her in time.

Light floods the tiny room. And you find what was on Sophie’s legs - hundreds of cockroaches. They fly everywhere in abhorrence of the light, fluttering through the air like a swarm of locusts. They're everywhere, in your eyes, ears, nose and mouth.

“Eaggghhh!” Sophie screams and tries to bat the insects away from her face.

“Oh shi -” you say as the doorknob turns. Mr. Alexander faces the two of you.

There’s nowhere to run, so this is…

THE END