Week 406 – Missing woman rescued from rooftop

Missing woman rescued from rooftop.

It was cold out. Or maybe it was just that she was cold. Either way Calico couldn’t stop shivering.

Inside the bedroom below her she could hear Dr. Daniels raging in a fury, cursing her, his son, and life in general.

Her perch on the roof was precarious at best, the tiles were slippery because it had been raining recently. One wrong move and she’d go tumbling down to the ground below. If the fall didn’t kill her then Dr. Daniels would.

There were lights shining from the houses around her, and help felt so close but so far away. If she could just reach one then this would all be over. She could call Garret and he’d come to her and she’d finally be safe.

“Please leave,” she murmured under her breath. If Dr. Daniels would just leave the house then she’d be able to figure out a way down.

Or just scream until someone came or called the cops.

Then like a miracle the sound of sirens filled the air.

Help was coming. Someone must have seen her up here on the roof and called in the cops.

Relief had tears brimming in her eyes, tumbling free as she pushed up onto her feet, waving her arms as the flashing lights came into view.

She was saved. She was going to live.

Then she heard a sound below. Looking down she saw Dr. Daniels head sticking out the open window she’d just escape through.

He looked up.

She looked down.

He grinned.

She screamed.

Then lost her balance and fell.