Reaching for the key
She moved cautiously toward the chair and sat down while her father continued to snore quietly in the background. She crouched down behind his chair just in case he started to wake up. The key was visible because it was dangling from the key ring and sticking out of his pocket about halfway. Abby could only get her fingertips on the key, even when she extended her arm in front of her in a straight line.
He was fast asleep
He woke up
The key started to slip around, and it eventually ended up on the floor. As she quickly went back over her arm, Abby held her breath the entire time. Her father awoke as a result of this, but he was in such a deep sleep that he completely missed her as he climbed the stairs. Abby bolted towards the front door as soon as she heard the door to her parents’ bedroom close and grabbed the key that was lying on the ground.
He woke up
