Darren agreed, although in truth he knew that if Steph was right, there was no reason why Evelyn would not have returned their call earlier.
They entered the stairwell and made their way over to the main flight.
They both stared up into the darkness for a moment, then Darren called up.
As expected, there was no response.
He could tell that Steph was still not happy with the situation, so after a moment he said. “Listen, you wait here a second, I won’t be long.”
Steph grabbed him by the arm. “Where are you going?” she said, her voice trembling.
“I’m just going to run up a couple of flights, just in case she’s passed out on the stairs.”
“I’m coming with you,” Steph insisted.
Darren placed his hand on top of hers. “It’ll be far quicker if I run alone,” he reasoned. “I’ll only be out o
