Am I truly trapped here with no way out?
The thought sent waves of panic through my consciousness, but I forced myself to push past the despair and focus on finding solutions rather than dwelling on impossibilities. There had to be another way.
Think!
When clarity finally came, it arrived as a single idea that was dangerous.
If I failed to execute it perfectly, the enhanced infected would definitely knock me unconscious again, and this time I might not wake up for hours or maybe forever. Every moment of delay was time that Jason could be using to reach our house and carry out whatever horrible mission the Starakians had given him. Anything could happen to Sydney, Rachel, Elena, Cindy, and the others while I remained trapped here.
I would never forgive myself if something happened to them because I had been unable to do anything to prevent it.
