C51 Two Minutes

Two minutes.

That was all I gave her.

I stood outside the restroom with my arms crossed, watching the seconds bleed away on my watch.

One minute

Then another.

I knocked once.

“Rhea.”

Nothing.

I knocked harder.

“Rhea. Open the door.”

Still nothing.

A cold sensation slid down my spine.

It had nothing to do with the air conditioning.

I tried the handle, locked.

Of course it was locked