Day 715

There are only ten floors to this building yet the lift is currently heading to floor fifteen.
Now this may just be a glitch, after all it is an old building with circuits in dire need of a change.
It could also be that there are more floors in the building than can be seen with human eyes.

The small group waiting for the lift to come back down grow impatient.
None of them notice that the numbers are higher than they should be, only that the lift is not there.
When it finally arrived they didn't see that it wasn't made of metal nor was it attached to the lift shaft.

Floor buttons were pressed and the doors closed with a wet thud, small splatters of black sprayed the air.
Those nearest the door recoiled in disgust,trying to wipe away the stain only for it to burn their skin.
As they shrieked in agony, smoke pouring from the spreading wounds, the others began to panic.

It was then that they noticed the lack of an emergency button, telephone or any kind of safety signs.
They tried to back up as far from the now dying individuals only to be met with a gently moving wall.
Like lungs it moved inwards and outwards steadily while the smell of burning meat filled the stale air.

Everyone was too distracted to notice that they were on floor eleven already and still going higher.
By the time those nearest the door had succumbed to the burns, the doors had pinged open.
Everyone who could rush out did so, stepping callously over the steaming bodies.

They didn't think twice about how long they had been in the lift, nor did they take in their surroundings.
At least not until the lift's doors had melted and fused together, resembling a bowl of soap bubbles.
Through the thinner parts of the mess that was once the doors they could see the bodies moving.

Floor fifteen looked nothing like the university hallways they were so used to.
The carpets were damp, squishing and bending underneath them as they tried to find solid ground.
The doors were all warped and locked, the lights gradually growing dimmer and dimmer.

A clicking noise was heard from the far end of the corridor, becoming louder by the minute.
With no stairs in sight the group began to frantically try every door they could.
They even began to move towards the strange noise, desperate to find stairs, a hiding place -anything.