In the middle of the night

He stood at the foot of the stair, chest heaving from the effort of chasing her this far;

She turned and glanced down; weighing her options, could she make it past him; down the road and loose herself in the crowds or should she enter the building behind her?

Chances were her clumsy feet would make her to fall directly towards him; she stole one last glance at him, still trying to catch his breath and turned to the building behind; wrenching open the door and finding herself in the middle of a swarm of people.

She hid herself in their depths and followed their ebb and flow; through the maze of collumns thru the building.

As they reached the corner farthest away from the entrance she glanced back and saw him enter and glance around; shaking his head when he saw the volume of bodies.

He started to work along the line scanning each face for hers.

She disappeared around the edge and spotted another exit where people were milling in and out.

She took her leave and found herself on a darkly lit street; and wandered off into the night disappearing into the night; saving herself for one more day.