“Don’t worry about me,” Evelyn assured Steph. “I’ll feel much safer moving at my own pace than in one of those things,” she pointed at the lift.
There was a moment’s pause, before Greg said. “Okay then troops, let the venture continue.” He walked in through the open doors with Molly by his side.
Andy followed.
Steph gave Evelyn’s arm a gentle squeeze before she and Darren entered.
Evelyn stood in front of the lift door and watched it close on her friends, before making her way to the staircase.
The doorway to the staircase was over to the left of the lift, and when she opened it, the door creaked loudly on rusty hinges, echoing through the vertical tunnel before her.
Unlike the rest of the lobby, the staircase was in complete darkness. Reaching along the wall, Evelyn managed to locat
