Janie's weight slumped against Alessa as they made their way toward the cell where Nikhil had last seen Joe.
"Number 116 you said, right?" Alessa asked.
Janie nodded weakly. The brush with the creature - and the disappointment of leaving Nikhil behind - seemed to have taken it out of her. "I think that's what he said," Janie mumbled.
Alessa glanced at the door to her right. Number 88 - they still had a ways to go.
Her ears ringing from the deafening screech of the sirens, Alessa peered quickly around the corner to check for guards headed their direction. They'd managed to avoid any run-ins so far, but she wasn't sure how long that luck would hold out.
The hallway seemed to stretch on forever, and every blinking light on every lit keypad glared accusatorily at Alessa, but Alessa ke
