She turned around — he was already very close. Her eyes darted nervously around the staircase. And suddenly she did something that even shocked the man in black . Thanks to that, the girl remained alive and unharmed. Continuation in the first comment 

A thought flashed in her mind: “Light! Noise!”

She suddenly switched on all the lights on the landing, illuminating the dark stairwell, and banged with all her strength on the nearest door.

— Help! Help! — her voice cracked with panic.

The echo spread through the building. The man in black froze for a moment, as if he hadn’t expected the child to act so decisively.