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Trapped Between Floors

Author: Oma
last update publish date: 2026-01-16 23:47:04

HANNAH’S POV:

I took a few minutes to send some follow-up emails, sign digital approvals, and rewrite a budget line that didn’t sit right with me. By the time I looked up, the sun outside had begun its lazy descent.

The office floors were mostly quiet. Except for the hum of air conditioning and faint muffled sounds of printers in some corner.

I had heard each and everyone come in to tell me they were leaving but I was too focused to pay any attention

I shut down my computer, collected my bag, m
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