I Just Stepped Into the Elevator_and Everything Changed

There were only 20 minutes left before the appointed time.

I burst through the glass doors and hurried toward the elevator.

But halfway there, I heard a familiar voice behind me.

Tom was a good friend of mine.

We went to the same school and performed in school plays together.

He was also the principal's son, which sometimes got us a few small privileges.

Are you here for the audition? Yeah, you too? It was funny that neither of us had told the other about it.

I stepped into the elevator and hit the button for the 20th floor, where the audition was taking place.

The doors were already sliding shut when someone shouted loudly from outside, The door slid open again, and Kevin dashed into the elevator, holding a large brown package with the delivery company logo on it.

Kevin was also a good friend of mine.

He'd been in our class and was known as the biggest prankster in school.

How'd you end up here? Kevin explained that he was working as a courier and was delivering a package to someone in this building.

I couldn't help thinking it was a strange coincidence.

Running into two friends in the same elevator, on the third floor, the elevator stopped again.

The doors opened, and there was Lewis.

another classmate and good friend of mine.

Everyone in school considered him a computer genius.

He handled the school security cameras.

Lewis looked just as surprised as we were to see everyone together.

I'm working part-time in a company in this building." The elevator continued up, and on the 10th floor, the doors opened once more.

I nearly dropped my bag when I saw Nathan.

He was my boyfriend, and I had no idea what he was doing in this building at the same time.

I still couldn't figure out how five friends from the same school ended up in the same elevator at the same time.

I wanted to say something out loud, but I didn't get the chance.

On the 13th floor, the elevator shuddered and jerked to a stop.