Trapped in the Dark Mall

Picture this. Eight year old me hiding in a bathroom stall at the mall because I thought

it would be funny. The lights go out. I hear the doors lock. Everyone's gone.

I start walking through the dark empty corridors and that's when I hear footsteps

behind me. Heavy breathing. I turn around and see a silhouette of a man just standing

there. Not moving. Just watching. I ran to every exit but they were all

chained shut. I was trapped inside with him. For six hours I hid behind mannequins

while he searched for me. When morning came the janitor found me passed out from

exhaustion. Never told my parents the real reason I was there.