Once the truck stopped, Alex was on his
feet. He moved quietly away from the rail by the wall to the door.
He waited until he heard the engine stop, and a door close before
he spoke.
“If you’re some sort of serial killer, you
picked the wrong man, motherfucker! You better run, because I’m
going to turn the tables on you,” he said loudly at the door,
hoping the person on the other side could hear.
Nothing. No verbal response. Not even the
slightest sound.
Alex waited quietly by the door. He had only
himself to hit the man with, but when that door opened, Alex was
going to pounce like a tiger.
He stood there. Minutes passed. Still.
Nothing. Quiet.
Alex crouched, desperately trying not to
move a muscle. It seemed like forever since he had heard someone
open the and close the truck door. Finally, he heard someone
unfastening the exterior lock, the padlock that must have been
secured outside. He waited for the door to open, ready to hit that