Ascendit

4

I woke up at 6 am from a night terror. After that I tried to fall back asleep but couldn't. I sighed then decided to go get ready for the day. I put on the same outfit as yesterday with the same survival kit, except instead out a My Chemical Romance shirt I wore a red tank-top with the Marvel logo on it. I also exchanged my now muddy converse for my flip-down black combat boots. I brushed my long straight black hair and pulled it into a high ponytail and tied it with about 5 rubber bands and a Heathers: The Musical red scrunchie. I didn't wear much makeup except some eyeliner. I checked my phone, still no answer from Kat.

While passing the elevator to get to the stairs Matthew was waiting around the corner. He pulled me over by yanking my arm. He pushed me up against a wall and put his hands on both sides of the wall beside my head. We were about the same height so he wasn't very intimidating but he had eyebrows that were almost always cross. He glared at me and said "Ivy, What did Colin do that made you hit him?" I stuttered, amazed that he actually noticed and cared,

"H-he just tried to hit on me and got in my personal space. K-kind of like what you're doing now. Back off bud."

He pushed off the wall and leaned against the other wall of the tight hallway.

"Colin is so dead," he mumbled. I rolled my eyes and started to head to the stairway, Matthew followed. I waited until we got to the lobby to ask him why. He just shrugged and told me he was bored. I asked the front desk lady if she had seen Kat, I described what she looked like and the lady shrugged and proceeded to answer a call from the desk phone. I thanked her and texted Kat again.

"Hey, not to sound stalkerish... But where are you right now? I'm seriously worried."

I put my phone in my back pocket and sat down in the lobby.

"C'mon Ivy, Talk to me. Who's Kat? Your lesbian lover or something?"

"No. Just a friend of mine I met last night at the game. She hasn't responded to my text and last night she told me about these couples going missing in the...wait why am I telling you?" I said.

"Because I care enough to acknowledge that you're crazy as Hell and I accept it. Go on, where did they go missing?" He smirked, clearly he was just trying to hit on me by attempting to understand me. Nice try Matthew, you almost got me. I guess I'll be nice because he isn't being a total airhead. "The couples went missing in the elevator and I fear that that is where Kat ended up." Matt laughed and cried,

"That's ridiculous! You are just a hot, and I mean a hot mess. Come on, I'll prove that you have nothing to worry about." he stood and offered my hand, I took it and stood. I glared at his round hazel eyes and blonde hair. Matthew had freckles and used to wear glasses in elementary school. We were friends then, now we're not. What happened? middle school.