The way our house is configured, the living room and kitchen are at the back. These two rooms are split by a U-shaped staircase leading to the second floor, where you’ll find all the bedrooms.
When I watch TV downstairs, I sit where I have a line of sight to the top of the steps, but it’s usually so dark that I can’t make them out. Tonight while Stephen and I were watching TV, we heard the floor creak. We looked at each other. I peered into the darkness, but didn’t see anything moving. So Stephen asks into the darkness, “Is somebody on the stairs?”
Out of the dark, quietly but matter-of-factly, the answer comes from Ryan.
“Nope.”