Chapter 3
by 
StabilizerEmerald
Is it the stairwell?
Yes.
You feel cool concrete under your feet as you step into the emergency access stairs. You freeze for a moment but no alarm goes off. You feel you way along the wall again, hands running against the rough cinderblocks, until you find a handhold to begin your way up.
It’s slow going as you ascend. You have to feel for each step as you climb. Your footsteps echo slightly in the cool stairwell.