Despite it being quiet, each time it tapped it felt like a wave rolled across his brain from each ear.

Jay then felt something cold on his face. He wiped his face and some of it went into his mouth; the taste of iron travelled through his mouth. It was a nosebleed.

Jay couldn’t think of what to do about his nose, each time the tap sound came it disrupted any thought patterns he had – and soon he forgot about it.