“It’s no good!”

Agitated, she starts another one, ever so slightly twitching her head.

A sudden squeeze on her shoulder.

Big sigh. Breathe… breathe… ever so slowly.

Dark eyes smile victoriously.

She jerks a gaze at the Man in White.

Bars on the windows make eerie shadows on the walls.

Andrea Damic lives in Sydney, Australia. She has written two children’s picture books and is working on a novel.