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After a while of fruitless searching, Maddie suggested that they split up to search the backyards. Matthew agreed to this only because he knew that his sister just wanted some time alone in which to cool down.

For a number of reasons, none of which he would have felt inclined to give if he were asked, Matthew decided to check their own backyard first. Expecting to see nothing, he was surprised to see that the basement door was open. While it occurred to him that the person he was looking for might be down there that was not entirely a good thing. After all, willingly entering a dark confined space with a person who's morals had already proved themselves to be sub-par at best, did not seem like the greatest idea once you stopped to think it over. In addition, moving into a nearly empty neighborhood where strange and/or unexplained events proceeded to occur plus going alone into the darkest place you could find, did not seem to be the greatest formula for staying alive, keeping your soul, or remaining in whatever mental state you arrived in, depending on what the monster, or ghost, or demon or whatever it was in this movie wanted to do to you. Very, very, very cautiously Matthew looked down the stairs. "Hello? Is anyone down th-" he slapped his hands over his mouth before he could finish the sentence which, if completed, would condemn him to a painful death moments later. Matthew was in movie-based paranoia mode.

Madeline searched halfheartedly for a little while longer, feeling increasingly guilty for sending Mattie off on his own. Eventually she gave up and went back to look for her brother.