Portray a story of tension - English Coursework

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It was pitch black and Zoe was left all alone to venture the flooded basement on her own. Without knowing Tony's basement too well, she wasn't sure where to look for the main power supply and soon found herself in an impossible situation. Water was constantly flooding in through the tiny grating at the top of the room, leading from the room above, which Zoe guessed was the dining room.

        "Can you guys still hear me?" yelled Zoe at the top of her voice, which was surprisingly loud. No reply from the others was heard, infact, the only sounds Zoe could hear were her own breathing and the splash of water as it collided with the rest of the water that had already flooded half of the basement. Zoe panicked now as she struggled to move through the water, she was beginning to regret volunteering to attempt to switch the power back on, but she was a good swimmer, so she figured she'd be alright.

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        Zoe slowly pushed her way through the water, she could just about touch the floor still but she knew she wouldn't be able to for much longer. "Far right, near the top of the corner." Zoe thought to herself - the location she was told for the power supply. Zoe heard a crash from behind her, it was the basement door, it had been forced shut by something but she wasn't sure what. "Help me! Oh my god! I'm trapped!" Zoe screamed for help from the others but nothing, no reply was heard. Zoe swam around the basement, looking for ...

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