What Used to be Texas Chapter 7

with audio

Molly woke to utter blackness. The darkness was so thick, she could’ve smacked her face with her hand before seeing it.

She reached out, feeling the cool concrete around her mattress for one of the battery lanterns. Before she turned it on, a snuffling sound reverberated from the vent behind the boxes.

Is that what had woken her up?

She listened for a mome…