“Duh!” Chelsea said.  Spencer was first to climb the stairs, then Ashley followed. “Mmhmm nice ass.”

“What was that Ashley?” Spencer asks.  “Nothing Spence.”

Behind Ashley was Sherry, then Chelsea, then Kyla and lastly Clay.  As they were passing by an empty room which they checked Spencer told her brother to keep a look out behind them.  “Clay make sure no one comes up behind us okay?”  No answer.

“Clay… Clay!”  They all turned around.

“Ahhh!” Chelsea screamed, “he’s gone.” 

“Clay!” They yelled.  Chelsea went back to the steps to check and see if he went back downstairs.  “CLAY!”  No answer.  “He was right behind Kyla, Spencer.”

“Hey where is my sister?” Ashley asks.  “KYLA! KYLA! CLAY!” They yelled.

“Come on Chelsea we need to stay close together.  Let’s continue to look, they have to be in this place somewhere.” 

“I’m not going another step further,” Sherry whined.  “I want to go home, NOW!” 

“Sherry stop your whining,” Ashley said. “We are not going anywhere until I find my sister and Spencer finds her brothers.  Besides we can’t go home we don’t have a car… remember.  Spencer’s dad brought us.” 

“Well call your dad Spencer and tell him to come and get us. We can call the police when he gets here.”

“Maybe Sherry’s right Spencer,” Chelsea said now visibly shaking.  “We’ve looked in all the rooms on this floor and there’s no sign of any of them.  Maybe there’s a secret passage somewhere leading to another part of the mansion.” 

“Does this place have a cellar?” Ashley asks. 

“I don’t know, they didn’t give me a blueprint of the damn place,” Spencer snapped. 

“Whoa, testy much.” Ashley said. 

“Sorry.”

“There should be a door leading to a cellar downstairs.  Let’s go look for it and while we’re at it we can call my dad.”

“That’s a good idea,” Sherry said. 

Heading back to the steps a loud clap of thunder rolls and the lights flicker several times, then goes off.  “Ahhhh!”

“The lights Spencer,” Chelsea and Ashley yelled. 

“Why are you always calling my name, damn it.”

“Because you’re the one who brought us here, damn it” they said. Spencer rolls her eyes.  

“Stay close to the wall, we should be near the top of the stairs soon.  Is everyone okay?  Ashley.”