Tales From the Beyond

Adri Adityo Wisnu
Chapter #1

The Elevator

I nervously glance at my watch as I walk down the corridor. It’s almost midnight, I have never stayed this late at the campus building before. And I honestly would never want to, I’ve heard rumors about things that happened in this campus at night, some of them I wish I never heard. Well, not completely rumors, because some of the stories are fact, there was a girl murdered in the campus, students committed suicide, and working accidents during the campus renovation. So I guess it’s only natural if I feel a little paranoid staying late at this place.

But, oh well, I have to do this big assignment in the great hall with my classmates tonight, so here I am. Thankfully though, I have finished my part on the project that my friends and I have been working on so I could excuse myself to go home earlier. I can’t wait to get home and have a long shower. And maybe 12 hours of sleep.

It actually feels weird walking alone in this dimly lit corridor at night. During the day this place is always crowded and noisy, but now that it’s dark and empty, I feel a little creep out. The hall where my classmates are working is the only room that still has bright light and noises. The rest of the rooms in this building already locked and dark. I can faintly hear the echoes of my own footsteps, and I somehow get this feeling as if someone is creeping among the dark rooms, watching my every move. I pick up my pace and quickly reach the elevator.

I impatiently press the down button and slightly turn around to see if maybe any of my friends have come out from the hall. But I can’t see anyone on the dim corridor, I guess they’re still busy finishing their work. I suddenly start to shiver and get this unexplainable eerie feeling. I totally blame myself for being easily paranoid. I look at the panel that shows the elevator goes up and almost reaches the fourth floor. When the door finally opens, I quickly step in and press the button to go down. I pull out my phone to check some messages and to distract myself from remembering creepy stories about the campus. I just want to quickly get out of this building already.

The elevator seems to move slowly, much slower than usual. I think my mind is playing tricks on me, I should just stop thinking about the creepy stories. I look up from my phone and check the panel, it shows that I’ve reached the ground floor, so I press the button in hope that the door will open faster.

But it stays closed.

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