Brilliant story. The engagement with the senses is remarkable and acute, and the vivid way both body and mind in the story strain, to detect the unfathomable, magnifies both the awareness of sensations as well as the panic behind them.

Personally I would prefer that the story was unresolved, as the tension build-up is so exquisitely managed that we don't deserve the out at the end, which allows us simply to take a breath, move on, and forget about the story.

On the other hand, perhaps you are just being kind lol.