Chapter 45

• Inside the janitor's room, Gina locked the door behind her and quickly gathered whatever makeshift barricade she could find — a mop stick, cleaning equipment, anything to reinforce her security. She sank to the floor, trembling with a mix of fear and adrenaline. Her mind raced as she realized her battery was about to die, and her calls to Ivy went unanswered.
• "fuck! i'm screwed, i'm screwed" gina muttered as she kept dailing ivy’s number over and over again but there was no answer
• Outside, the men pounded on the door with relentless force, trying to break their way in.. She dialed Ivy's number, her voice shaky with desperation, but still, there was no answer. The situation had escalated to a terrifying extreme, and Gina felt trapped, her heart pounding in her chest like a drumbeat of impending doom.