Home Invasion

Missing work isn't something that you normally do, but after an especially rough week you feel the need for a "sick day". As you spend the late, lazy morning in bed playing on your phone, you hear the crashing sound of breaking glass. You think to yourself that the neighbors must have broken something, but it sounded too close... You lie frozen in place hoping to hear any other noise that would alleviate your concerns. Your fears are confirmed when you hear rustling sounds coming from downstairs. The part of your brain that controls your fight or flight response found a third option: freeze. You know it's time to do something, anything, but your panic weighs you down. The next thing you hear is footsteps walking up the stairs, the volume of the two female voices suggests that they did n