Chapter 178

• Tyler opened the door, and we saw a staircase, and I was about to start walking down the stairs when Tyler stopped me and insisted that he start walking down the stairs first.
• We found the light switch at the bottom of the staircase, and as soon as the room lit up, we both stood at the bottom of the stairs looking around the room.
• There were countless photos and newspaper clippings pinned across the walls, creating a chaotic collage of memories and headlines. Some were yellowed with age, others torn and hastily tacked onto boards. The tables scattered throughout the room were cluttered with strange objects, many of which neither of us recognized. The place looked like a shrine and a research lab fused into one. It was chaotic, disorganized, but very intentional.