I opened my eyes only to see the plain white ceiling directly above me. The morning sun was shadowed by all the other apartment buildings in Tokyo. I turned by head slightly to check the time on my digital clock. The numbers were in a bright green colour and it stated that it was 8:00am. I was shocked! School started in half an hour and I was still tucked into my bed. I got out and ran into the bathroom unaware of the slippery surface. I slipped and landed head first on the marble tiles. Despite my pain, I was determined to go to school early as I could not go to detention for the tenth time. I lived in the twentieth floor of my apartment. My mum had prepared me some delicious Miso Soup before going to work an hour ago. The soup was still warm and I drank it in one gulp. I rushed into the elevator and kept pressing the ground floor button. The elevator was descending and I took a deep breath to prepare myself for more running in the streets. Suddenly, the elevator stopped, the lights switched off and the fan stopped working. I looked around for a few seconds and then spotted the bright yellow emergency button. I pressed it distress multiple times but nothing had happened. All power was gone even the back up power. It was as dark as night and as a quiet as a mouse. Sweat poured down the side of my face and a chill ram down my spine. Desperate to get out, I began thinking of ways to escape.
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Locked Inside
Mistero / ThrillerA Japanese student late for school rushed into his apartment elevator. The elevator stops in between two floors and even the emergency button does not work. Once managing to escape, no one recognises him as he does not exist.
