[ He's careful when he opens the door, hope like a bubble in the back of his throat that a pair of large yellow eyes will be staring up at him with that expectant well? What took you so long? look.
But they aren't, and Yusuf is more let down than he probably should be. ]
She is not in the ground floor's stair well.
[ He should probably... check... all nine... ugh ]
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But they aren't, and Yusuf is more let down than he probably should be. ]
She is not in the ground floor's stair well.
[ He should probably... check... all nine...
ugh]