25 ELEVATOR KISS
ARIEL’S POV
1 stood up, barely able to see anything, and I could feel my heart racing. The darkness and unexpected stop had me on edge. This was not something I had signed up for.
“Oh my goodness, don’t tell me the elevator is broken.” I panicked. “I don’t want to die yet.”
“We are not going to die, okay?” Luke assured me, stepping closer. “It might just be a temporary glitch. The lights will probably come back at any moment now.”
“And how can you be sure about that?”
“You just need to calm down. I’m pretty sure they’re trying to fix the issue right now,” Luke told me,
devoid of terror in his tone. He wasn’t afraid. Well, good for him. But for me,
it was quite the opposite.”
I brought my phone out of my purse to see if I could make a phone call so someone could at least get us out of here. But, to my surprise, there was no signal. I couldn’t reach anybody, and this was definitely not good.
“Damn it!” I forcefully threw my phone to the ground and ran my hands through my hair. ” We’re doomed.”
“Just shut
up, will you?” Luke snapped at me as if I were a little kid.
“Hey, don’t tell me to shut up.
“Oh, so you’re trying to act tough now, huh?” Luke taunted.
I rolled my eyes, but right now, I wasn’t in the mood to get into an argument or fight with somebody.
ON ELEVATOR KILO
I closed my eyes, taking deep breaths in and out. It was something one of my friends had introduced to me back in high school. When she was scared to death, she would breathe in and out, and it surprisingly worked for her. Well, I didn’t know,
“What are you doing?” Luke asked slowly.
“Please don’t distract me right now,” I told him, and I resumed my breathing exercise.
“You think that’s going to change anything?”
I didn’t give him a reply; my eyes were still closed as I continued to breathe in and out. And to my surprise, it was actually soothing to me. My fear was diminishing until the elevator quivered for the second time. I fell down, and the trepidation rose once again, intensifying.
I slowly got up, and so did Luke, but then the elevator shook for the third time, repeating the same action. We both landed on the floor.
Luke got to his feet, but as for me, I just sat down. I was too tired to stand up, overwhelmed with fear.
The elevator moved downward with intense force, and I couldn’t help but scream. Luke swiftly moved to me and held me tightly until the elevator came to a halt.
My hair was kind of messy, I was breathing heavily, and my heart was beating really fast. I just hoped this wasn’t the end, but seriously, this was really freaking me out.
I could still feel Luke’s arms all around me, and that calmed me down a little bit. But the terror was still inside me, and I simply hoped this would come to an end as soon as possible.
“Don’t worry, everything’s going to be alright, okay? Everything’s going to be alright,” Luke comforted me. His face was close to mine, and I could feel his breath. But I was brimming with
Luke directed his eyes to my phone and quickly went to pick it up. I barely managed to get to my feet as I began to wheeze.
Ariel continued to wheeze, and with that, I became really worried about her. I didn’t even know what to do. This elevator issue was taking quite some time to be resolved, and I used to think this company was one of the greatest. But take a look at the problem that is going on at the moment.
“Is there anybody there? Anybody?!” I let out a thunderous scream, but unfortunately, no one came. I decided to sit down and wait for something to happen. So that was what I did. I settled down on the floor, cradling Ariel’s head on my lap as I gently brushed her hair. Eventually, I fell asleep.
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