Chapter 14 - THE GLASS BREACH
Mr. Cole slammed the heavy iron extinguisher into the thick safety glass of the window, causing web-like cracks to spread.
He struck it a second time with ferocious power, shattering the massive window inward into thousands of tiny glass cubes.
The roaring wind rushed into the hotel room through the gaping hole, blowing papers and curtains violently into the night.
"Clara! Reach for my hand! I've got you!" Mr. Cole bellowed, extending his long arm out through the broken frame.
The window-washing platform swung wildly in the wind, bouncing against the outer concrete ledge of the building.
Clara stretched her hand out, her frozen fingers coming within inches of Mr. Cole’s outstretched, blood-stained palm.
"I can't reach! The platform is swinging away!" Clara cried out in sheer panic as the rig drifted out.
"Jump, Clara! Trust me! I will not let you fall!" Mr. Cole ordered, his dark eyes locking onto hers with absolute certainty.
Clara took a deep, shuddering breath, looked down at her sleeping baby girl, and pushed off from the tilting metal deck.
She leaped across the empty void of space, tumbling through the broken window frame into the safety of the room.
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Mr. Cole caught her by the waist, wrapping his arms around her and baby Maya as they skidded across the floor together.
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