R-right. I can hold the door. [He falls to focusing only on the task. Holding a door shut is simple. He can do that. He just has to not think about what's on the other side of the door and not look at the window. Just keep the door shut. He repeats that like a mantra in his mind and worries at his lower lip while he does so, chewing until he tastes blood.
But finally he hears the click of the locks sealing them in for the night.]
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But finally he hears the click of the locks sealing them in for the night.]