Use the lift

Leanne wondered what happened to the kind old man who offered to get her something to wear. She hoped he was okay but didn't have time to look for him with the creepy clown still so close.

She quickly dressed with the clothes she'd picked up. She had a pair of denim shorts that looked more like hot pants and a vest top similar to the one she'd lost earlier, just a bit tighter around her bosom. There was even a pair of heels that fit perfectly. She didn't know where the clothes had come from but she was grateful not to have to walk around naked any more.

Once Leanne was ready she decided to try the lift. It hadn't worked out so well last time but it was still the quickest way down to the ground floor and the exit. The doors slid open and she was relieved to find it empty. She stepped inside and the doors closed behind her. She noticed the light in the elevator and almost had to shield her eyes having become accustomed to the dingy hallways and rooms.

"This must be the brightest place in the entire building," she said aloud.

Leanne pressed the ground floor button and waited for the lift to go down. But nothing happened. She pressed it again. Still no response. She was starting to panic now.

Suddenly the lift shot straight down. Leanne gripped the sides to steady herself as it plummeted. She had no idea what floor she started on but it felt like she'd gone a lot further than the ground floor. Just when Leanne was starting to think it couldn't go any further the lift stopped. The doors slowly opened and Leanne cautiously peered out.

It wasn't the ground floor and it certainly didn't look like any of the floors she'd been on so far. The other levels were all carbon copies of each other. Same layout, same cheap carpet and walls, same dingy lights and weird smell. But this was very different. It was brighter for a start, which was surprising because of how far down she'd gone. But the light was a strange orange glow rather than the more regular white light. The walls were different too. They were made out of heavy looking, grey stone blocks.

"This'll be the basement-slash-dungeon then," she joked. Unfortunately it didn't make her feel any easier.

She glanced left and right out of the lift doors. A corridor disappeared in either direction with a few doors on either side. This really wasn't where she wanted to be and after what had happened so far she could only imagine what was down here. The lift was her only real option to get out of there but she couldn't trust it to take her where she wanted after what had happened. But how else was she going to get out of there? There could be a staircase somewhere, but she had no idea where to even start looking.