The Jaws of Life

My exit secured, I ran to my car. 

I had a spare set of keys inside the wheel well of the rear tire, and I dove down to get it. Everything seemed so calm and peaceful outside, but I knew I couldn't trust it. 

Even if there weren't any of those creatures out here, there was still a lot of shit happening. The ER was busy all day, and that wouldn't happen if everything were hunky-dory.

Gripping the baggy holding my keys, I ripped it down and quickly pressed the button to unlock my door. 

Nothing happened. 

Frantically, I continued to press the button over and over again, hoping that it would somehow work the tenth time I tried it. 

Pausing, I quickly removed the emergency key from the fob… yes, that was actually a thing… and unlocked the door that way. 

I opened the door and quickly shut it behind me, locking the door manually as soon as I was in.