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Author: Swan
last update Last Updated: 2024-08-18 02:47:31

I turn and walk up the corridor. Shit, I wanted to hear that conversation. The 29th. How many days away is that? I don’t even know what fucking day it is. I scan the office for a key board or something. Nothing. I walk up the corridor and see two offices. I bite my lip and turn back toward the men. Can they hear me if I open this door?

Shit.

I slowly open the door and it’s empty except for staff lockers. I move onto the next room and open the door. My mouth drops open.

Bingo.

The whole back wall is a board with keys that have numbers above them.

Shit, shit, shit, I’m going to get caught. I quickly scan for the one I want.

Where is it? Where is it? My eyes dart around frantically, and finally, on the bottom right corner, I find the first one and then the other.

1140 and 1289

I take the keys and I walk back to the door and look back.

Damn it.

It is blatantly obvious that the top key is missing. What do I do? My eyes widen. I know. I take out my room key and quickly slide it from its key
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