It took a while for Sophie's eyes to get used to the darkness. After a few minutes she could see a dim light, not far from the iron stairs.
She heard the girl jumping off the ladder, and soon found herself at the end of it.
"Where are we?"
"Not far from Karlsruhe station."
Sophie thought back to Amanda's words and the appointment with Jamie.
"Are we far from Stuttgart station?" she asked.
"You have to take the train to the seventh ring, it's just a couple of stops."
The source of the light turned out to be a c***k under a thick metal door. The girl turned the handle and, with a great creak, the door opened up.
On the other side there was a long corridor with walls covered in white and yellow plastic panels. The floor consisted of old grey tiles. The narrow space was illuminated by
