Chapter 17: Crazy

I step into the dark tunnel. My eyes almost immediately adjust to the darkness, and I see that it is a staircase, going far down. I thought it'd be some medieval hallway that the hotel owners didn't want to tear down, and instead, they hid it behind a wall. But when I set foot on the stairs, I noticed that there was no dust, the steps were perfectly clean. And on top of all that, they were modern, almost new.

'What is this?' I ask. I shiver, it's always weird to regain control. As if you're awoken from a restless sleep by an ice-cold bucket of water.

'How am I supposed to know?' Matthias answers, 'I'm just as surprised as you are..'

I stop without warning, and he almost bumps into me. If it weren't for his vampire reflexes, we would be tumbling down this staircase for god knows how long. He's barely an inch away from me when I turn around to face him.