Suddenly, the same loud gruff voices echoed down the long hall. The panic again rose within her like a monster trying to claw it's way out.  She couldn't scream.  She only froze and slowly turned her head to look behind her.  The shadows of her pursuers danced on the walls as their terrified and angry voices grew louder.  She grimaced as she thought of the things they would do.  The hot tears spilled down her face as the realization came that this was probably the end.  She frantically looked around, searching for that one last ray of hope.  An unseen tunnel, a place to temporarily hide herself.. anything!

Then she saw it, there was a large pillar behind her  and she frantically walked towards it and completely submerged herself behind the pillar of concrete.

Their footsteps echoed off the wet stone ground as they walked closer.  She could hear their panicked whispers and for some strange reason, it provided her with some relief.

"Where do you think she is??"  "Who knows.. She could be halfway to the police for all we know you big IDIOT!"  "i said i-- Dude!"  "What?" The first one sharply replied.  "I think she got out through the window.
"What?! That's impo-- holy crap."

She held her body in between the pillar and the cold wall and tried her hardest to sustain her frantic breathing patterns.

The first man then gritted his teeth in sheer anger.. turned to his "trusty" sidekick and in  a deathly silent voice muttered.. "Go find her.."