[She barely misses Max running out. Instead she just finds a bloodied bathroom and a trail, which is the last thing anyone ever wants to see.]
Max?! [Chloe looks for her everywhere in the house, but when it's clear there's no one home, she decides to run out and follow the trail. So eventually she does end up at the underground common room, so the shadow Max sees is definitely Chloe's.
Hearing her voice so high pitched and shaky is all she needs to do the opposite of what Max was asking and burst in. And to inmediately run towards her when she spots her-]