Anna raised her brow.
She nudged the man beside her. "Ask her about it."
He looked at her with confusion but took a step forward anyway, breaking away from Anna. "What do you mean?" he asked in a firm voice. People could still tell he was scared, but he looked authoritative amongst the people in the room.
"There is an emergency staircase located outside the building. Only staff members know about it and the window is always closed because it doesn't follow the security protocol set by the government. But—"
"Can you open it?" he asked urgently.
"Yes. I have all the keys for this floor…" The key for that emergency exit window was an afterthought. No one used it but thankfully it remained in the bunch.
"But how would you walk through the hallway?" someone whispered.
"The staff hallways are not known by people outside. If you would follow me…"
"And you are volunteering to risk your life to help people out?" another person asked.
