The flash from the gun was blinding, searing through the dark room and leaving me momentarily disoriented, seeing stars. My ears rang with the deafening roar of the shot, a sound that seemed to echo endlessly in the confined space. As my vision slowly adjusted, I scanned the room frantically, heart pounding in my chest.
The hard thud I had heard moments earlier still reverberated in my mind. I expected to see Keegan's body sprawled on the floor, lifeless and still. But as I peered into the darkness, there was nothing. No Keegan. No body.
