Chapter 13Ryan heard the side door slam. Assuming it was Ginger, he raced around the bar, and into the stairwell. No one was there, but the door was only just closing, like someone had recently walked through it. There wasn't a sound on the staircase, so whoever it was must have gone outside. Ryan opened the door and stuck his head out. He looked right, seeing only a young couple with a push-chair down the road. He looked left and saw Ash walking away briskly.
"Ash?" he called out. "Ash!"
He didn't turn around. Maybe he didn't hear? He was quite a way off, almost at the traffic lights now. Ryan stared after him, as realisation dawned. If Ash was storming away in a huff, then where was Fizz?
Ryan dashed back in, yanking the door shut. "Rachel! I'm just going upstairs!"
He didn't wait fo
