>>5481924>>5482040You can't stay here. Living room door is too far away, laundry room only has one exit. Garage. Now. NOW. You force yourself into motion as try to make your way across the room both as quietly and quickly as possible. In what was likely only a few moments but what felt like an eternity, you don't hear the sound of shoes against grass outside, nor the sound of your sneakers against tile flooring. Just the thudding sound of your heart beating, at least until you reach relative 'safety', next to the garage door.
Now that your thoughts are coming back to you, you... frankly have no idea of if you were loud or not. You suppose it doesn't change much about your course of action either way- you'll just have to wait and see. Taking in a deep, quiet breath, you throw a glance at the garage door. Opening it will probably make a little noise, but if you want to keep the garage ready as an escape route then it's probably better to do it now rather than later.
>Open the door.>Leave it closed.You stand in silence for around a minute before you hear a distinctive noise. The sound of someone stepping on glass. Your stomach drops. Not only is someone or something nearby, they are just outside the window. If you stepped maybe a foot forward and turned your head, you would see it and it would see you.
There is little doubt as to what is going to happen next. Something will likely attempt to entire through the window, and you have two choices. Fight or flight.
>FIGHT. Being on the defending side against something that's halfway through a window is probably the best you're going to get. Get ready to get a good swing in with your club- the kitchen has plenty of space to wind up.>FIGHT. Being on the defending side against something that's halfway through a window is probably the best you're going to get. Grip that oversized knife with both hands and prepare to run it through whatever's there.>FLIGHT. Whatever is there, you do not want to face it. You will retreat into the garage and find a place to hide.>FLIGHT. Running away has worked well so far. You hope that garage door still works, and if not, that you can lift it.>FLIGHT. Running away has worked well so far. The front door feels far away right now, but it's really only a short sprint. A very short sprint. You can run up to it, unlock it, and then slam it behind you before it gets through the window. Hopefully.>FLIGHT. You're still in a perfectly good house with a bedroom upstairs that you can lock yourself in. You just hope you have enough time to try to get out the window again.>Write-in 