Second attempt for the ONC 2022.
Yay, just yay.
I’ll be using prompt 47 this time, but it’s not going under the category general fiction as suggested. 70th floor will be a sci fi story about time loop (aka Möbius band) in an elevator, with a bit of new adult romance in between the thrilling adventure.
Ya, got the inspiration from Reset.
Here’s the description…
"70th floor's the key."
Roselyn is heading for her first-ever interview for one of the world's top enterprises.
Being late, she steps into an almost-empty elevator and is attracted to the handsome man in a grey suit that compliments his electric blue eyes.
She, of course, doesn't start any conversation between them. They are strangers after all, and she is not tempted to flirt with some random guy despite her interest.
However, everything changes when the elevator gets stuck on the 70th floor...
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Sneak peek:
Thump. Thump. Thump.
The hard banging on the elevator door draws our attention back. In the dark, any sounds are magnified.
It is unsettling. Really, really unsettling.
Crack. Clunk.
That is the sound of metal breaking. I am sure of it.
But what's outside? The maintenance crew? The firefighters?
Munch, stomp, groan.
Light comes through the puncture. First a beam, then a shaft, finally a gap.
Fingers place themselves onto the elevator floor. Blood red covered the tips.
Why will there be red paint on fingers?
Hands grip onto the elevator door and use bare strength to rip the metal further apart.
Strong guy.
But then, a blood-plastered face comes into view. His bloodshot eyes bore into me with hunger. Patches of flesh on his forehead and cheek are torn. His nose is gone, replaced by a seeping wound. His teeth are crimson, a piece of fiber in between the gap of his incisors.
I did the only reasonable thing.
I screamed.
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https://www.wattpad.com/story/302198907