Jeremy stood in one corner of the lift chewing his chewing gum and wearing a denim jacket, unzipped and a white shirt which was almost transparent under that fashionable jacket. I admit, he looked handsome but a lot scarier than a man handsome. I stood in another corner of the lift to prevent any kind of conversation with him.
I took out my phone started to look into it and Suddenly the lights of the lift started to flicker on about the 14th floor and suddenly the lift stopped on the fifteenth floor. But to my amusement, the door didn't open. I looked at Jeremy but he doesn't seem to be bothered by it. He was just listening to the songs which were being played on his earphones. I thought that might be for a second until suddenly, the lift started to go down recklessly at a very high speed. Due to the trembling of the lift as it started to go down I screamed my lungs out and got a tight grip on the handle of the lift. The lights were still flickering. I got a glimpse of Jeremy for some seconds, he was all calm like he was not scared or he didn't even bother to be scared. I thought this might end somewhere and the lift will stop but God was having his own fun, suddenly the lights went off.
I knew my trauma was healed but not that perfectly. I still have those dreams out of nowhere and I still was afraid of violence and darkness. As the lights went off I squat down and closed my eyes tightly keeping both hands-on my ears, the lift was still falling down.
****
Here everyone panicked as just after Sarah and Jeremy went in two electricians came with an employee,
'So this is the lift you were talking about?' Asked the employee pointing on the same lift in which Sarah and Jeremy just now went up.
'Yes, sir this is that lift.' Said the electrician.
'Then why is it still in order!!?' Screamed the employee, 'Don't you think it could be harmful to the people who might get in without knowing the issues about this lift.' Said the employee.
Just after that the receptionist came and said that a girl just went in and gradually the whole office gathered in front of the lift.
After a while when people were still discussing what to do, Mr. Niall arrived. He saw hundreds of people standing in front of the lift.
'What are you all doing here?!!' He said in his apoplexy.
All the staff got scared because no one knew what Mr. Niall could do when he is angry. Everyone, almost everyone hated him and those who supported him were just buttering him and Mr. Niall knew that. So, he kept a distance from everyone.
'Answer Me!!' He screamed again when he got no response.
'Sir, there is one girl stuck in this lift and one knows where this lift has stuck.' Said the employee in a quavering voice.
'Who's stuck in there?' Asked Mr. Niall and they all said they don't know who the person was.
'We got it!' Came the electricians screaming and running out of a room towards the lift.
'We found it!' One of them said and as soon as they saw Mr. CEO standing they all lowered their voice.
'The...lift...is on..the minus two floors.' He said and lowered his eyes.
'Oh! now I remember, who was it. The girl who came yesterday too for the interview. The one with dark brown hair.' Said the receptionist standing somewhere in the crowd.
As soon as Niall heard this voice he didn't even bother to see who said and ran towards the stairs. He ran like a mad man and no one knew why he did so, but almost all the people ran after him towards the staircase and the electricians ran towards the lift's control room.
****
After almost thirty minutes the electricians were finally successful to open the lift and as soon as the gate opened everyone saw the lift was pitch dark because it was on minus two floors. But everyone stood in shock when they saw inside the lift.
There were obviously two people Sarah and Jeremy but what all the people standing outside the lift saw, no one had a word to say about it.
Jeremy was sitting beside Sarah, hugging her tightly and Sarah just sat there in the arms of Jeremy closing her eyes. Her hands were still on her ears. What was this scenario? Everyone thought. As soon as Jeremy saw the liftgate has opened he stood up and gave Sarah his hand to stand up. She stood up holding his hand and after they stood far away from each other.
Everyone especially ladies started gossiping and some were smirking. Sarah got out of the lift feeling ashamed and scared of what just happened.
'Ms. Brown, in my cabin.' Said Niall looking at her holding a deadly gaze and Sarah looked down.
'Now!!' He screamed and her body shivered in fear again.
****
'Come in.' He said with blank expressions.
I came in and stood in front of him looking down towards the floor in fear.
'So, I thought you came here to work.' He said again with blank expressions and a dead voice.
'Yes, sir but..' I said
'Shut up!!' He interrupted me screaming and took a deep breath. I looked up a bit, he was standing in front of me leaning on his desk. His eyes were red in anger. He looked very scary.
'No ifs and buts Ms. Brown. This is a working place and not your house. If you want to do such stuff then you can leave, the doors are open.' He said.
I stood there still looking down. No one ever scolded me like that, never. My eyes got filled and I felt so ashamed of myself for the first time. I never thought that my first day would be the worst day of my life. I never thought that one day people will think that I'm such a low living woman. On the way to this cabin, I heard many whispers and many people laughing at me. What should I do now? How will resolve this? I was all messed up.
'Ms. Brown!' He screamed and broke my meditation.
'Are you even listening?' He said further. I looked up and he was looking at me.
'You may leave now, and please try not to come in front of me all day as much as possible. I don't want to ruin my mood again and again.' He said and took the phone and went outside.
I, not knowing what to do just went outside and sat on my table just in front of Mr. Niall's cabin on which my nameplate was already kept.
And then Emma came to me...
Are you alright Sarah?' I asked as soon as I reached her table.She was sitting with all blank expressions like a mannequin sitting on the chair, breathing.And as soon as she saw me I thought she'll feel more relay but she got more worried. She stood up and said.'Emma doesn't take it anyways, we were just stuck in there, it's nothing like what you're thinking.' She said worriedly.'He was just...he just was calming me down cause I'm..I'm afraid of darkness.' She further in one breath.'It's alright..it's very alright, I'm not misunderstanding at all. Calm down and here drink this.' I said and handed over a bottle of water.She drank almost all the water present in it and finally she took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a bit.'Do you really trust me, Emma?' She asked and opened her eyes.'Hmm. I trust you.' I said.'But no one here trusts me, Mr. Niall doesn't
‘Sorry, Ms. Margret for this inconvenience but you know I really needed to shift here. It was urgent. I hope you and the girl living here don't mind.' I said.'Don't worry dear, it's fine. And don't worry Sarah is a nice girl. She will not mind at all.' Said Ms. Margret with a warm smile.'Sarah??' I asked not knowing to whom should I call with this name.'Your new roommate. She is a nice girl she'll help you. Treat her like your elder sister.' She said and patted my back.'Thank you, Ms. Margret.' I said.'Call me Aunt darling and mention not.' She said and took me upstairs.We went up and there was Brown's door. We knocked on the door and to my astonishment, the girl living there opened the gate faster than I thought. She looked.... ugly wearing a shiny red shirt and shiny red pants, obviously paired with it. Her hair was uncombed and I guess she was eating something cause...it could be seen on her right hand and mouth.
I sat in the car before him so to avoid any circumstances in which he could scold me.He came and sat in the seat right next to me. I looked at him and he didn't even bother to look at me.'Mr. Niall, you may please sit on the backseat comfortably, why are you sitting here?' I asked him with adding all honorifics.'I'm not sure about your driving and I don't wish to die all of a sudden in the morning.' he said arrogantly.I sighed in frustration and started to drive.'This..is for you.' He said and handed over a chocolate bar to me out of the blue as we reached the destination.'A chocolate bar? But why?' I asked.'Umm..take this as an apology from my side. Emma told me yesterday that you were afraid of darkness and Jeremy was comforting you.' He said looking in front.Oh! so you finally understood, you arrogant ass.'Thanks a lot, Mr Niall .' I said wit
As I rushed to the parking lot I saw a guy laughing in a low pitch and talking to someone. As I went in I saw that guy was Jeremy and on top of that he was with a girl there, flirting. I ignored them and towards my car but as soon as I reached my car I realized that my keys were still on my desk almost 20 floors above. I had to again go up. I turned around in frustration and saw Jeremy standing close to me. In reflex, I pinched him in the stomach, though that punch was very light he acted as if I had broken his some of the bones. He was the one who approached me and not me and asked me to get into his car. Though I refused many times cause he was acting all flirty but the fact that Anna was all alone in the house made me accept his favour.This all that happened, there was not a single time when I approached him, in the lift too when I squat down and closed my eyes he came and hugged me. Just to comfort me nothing else. But why Mr Niall and everyone is blaming me. W
'Mr. Rockwell, are you listening?' I said and stood up from my desk.My cabin was like a medium-sized room with a shelf on the left full of files of my clients. There was another shelf on the right-hand side in the corner which had many books mostly about psychopathy and some books related to calm someone's mind. I mostly recommend that ones to my patients. In the middle of the room was my table, I had one chair on the wall side for me, behind my chair there was a window. A beautiful lawn could be seen from there.On my table usually, I kept a pencil stand which had many things like a knife, just to cut fruits, cause sometimes I'm on diet but it's just... sometimes. I had some pens, pencils, markers, and a blade on it too. This what my whole room looks and this whole room is my life. I studied hard just for this cabin and I'm...happy with it.But today somehow I had a bad feeling since morning like something was wrong, or maybe it was because of Sarah. She al
A few hours ago...I was back into that small room whose small bulb was flickering in the corner. I clutched into the corner with fear as someone opened the door of my room and somewhere I knew who it was. As the door opened he was there, standing. He came in with a thin wooden stick in his one hand, it was thin but strong. As he came more nearer to me the faster my heart started to beat. He finally bent down up to my level and said,'Why can't you understand dear, I'm your father.' His eyes were filled with tears that can roll down from his cheeks and get vanished in his thick beard anytime.'All you have to do is, call me father. Can't you do that much for your father, Darling?' He said and wiped his unshed tears.After spending almost a week in this house I got to know somethings about him. His daughter ran away somewhere, obviously who will live with a psychopathic father. She never came back since and he has gr
I came outside my cabin just to say bye to my friend who was going abroad for a month on a business trip. I was about to go in when the receptionist said,'Dr. Ray, there's a patient for you.' And she pointed a girl wearing a black skirt and a white shirt with a black collar.I knew who she was, cause she came earlier too.'Good morning Ms. Wilkinson, how you doing?' I said as I went towards her.'Oh! no need of formalities you can just call me Anna, Doctor .' she said and gave a bright smile.'So, how you came here today?' I asked for further.'Actually, I shifted to a new house as you said, but I guess it didn't work. I experienced it again a few days ago. So, I need your help again.' she said worriedly.'Oh! I see, so let's go in my cabin then.' I said and we started to walk towards my cabin.'I guess you haven't told about this to your housemate till now.' I asked and she nodded.Before I coul
'Where the hell is she?' He yelled.I knew that even if Sarah came now it would be no good for her, cause after all Niall's apoplexy was at its peak.'Should I call her once more?' I asked.'No need Emma, It's already too late. I guess I know what actions I have to take.' He said.It was getting scarier minute by minute cause I could his anger rising gradually. He became restless and started to walk around in the meeting room. He was even panting when he yelled and that was an alarming sign. I wondered where Sarah was and prayed that she should make it all the way here on time before The Frenchmen arrive. And suddenly someone opened the door...****I saw the time it was 12:15 pm and my heart started to rush.I called mom and told her that we'll be coming to her house, I mean my house, the mansion for lunch and she started dancing due to her overloaded happiness. Cause she, just hated th