Just Dropping In

*Maddox*

Leo was right about the mine shaft. 

I feel my way through the tunnel, the walls damp with condensation and crudely carved. Leo is ahead of me, holding a flashlight as he walks into the tight, seemingly endless darkness. 

“You really came here to play as a kid?” I ask, my words feeling wet and heavy in the sudden humidity. There must be an underground river somewhere beneath us, because everything I touch is wet, and my hair is so damp it’s sticking to my face. 

“Not play,” Leo says with a short laugh. “We’d dare each other to go in. Some say a demon lived in here, a spirit of some guy who died while it was being built.”

A shiver runs up my spine but I shake the thought away. 

“Ah, here, s**t–” Leo drops the flashlight, and a loud bang echoes through the tunne……