Riko spares one glance at the elevator and turns to the stairwell. She flies the steps four at a time. 

By the time she reaches the door to her apartment, only two minutes have passed. She punches in the code and walks in, striding past Eiji. 

“R..Riko! Thank God! What are we— ”. She can almost taste his relief.

“What room did you put him in?”.  She cuts him off sharply. “Did you have any trouble hooking him to the nebulizer?”. 

“He’s in the room on the ...