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The 11th Floor

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The 11th Floor

By Micky Kalita

He looked at his grimy room key. (A key…in today’s age of smart access cards.) Ryan wondered whether he would reach the 11th floor in this lifetime.

The ancient lift creaked up the floors of the Sunshine Hotel agonisingly slowly. Ryan swore that he’d never entrust hotel bookings to his travel agent again.

He was the sole occupant in the lift. Yet, it kept on stopping at every floor. The flyspecked bulb glowed dimly.

A soft ding announced the arrival of his floor. But to Ryan’s consternation, it didn’t stop. The light flickered and died.

Behind him, he heard a giggle.

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