Rich Under Their Hate: The Social Status System
"Open that door!"
"Not today," Pim whispered.
She pulled a secondary, hidden release for the emergency hatch in the ceiling.
"Chalida, climb!"
They scrambled up the ladder, their hands bleeding as they shoved the heavy hatch open and crawled out onto the roof of the elevator. Above them, the lift shaft was a vertical tunnel of shadow, stretching toward the penthouse.
"What now?" Chalida breathed, looking up into the abyss.
"Now," Pim said, watching the security guards start to pry the doors open below them, "we jump."