Suck it to the Left

Bethany made her way back around the building. She had to go the longer route as the quickest way was too heavily exposed, but eventually she arrived at the locked door against the left side of the facility. Below was a grate with a small silver key resting at the bottom. The space between the metal cover and the bottom wasn’t very long, and Beth figured that her straw was enough to bridge the gap.

She got on all fours and pulled out her straw; she remembered that she got the straw at a happy hour she once attended with her old roommates. She couldn’t remember exactly why he had chosen to keep it, but she just had a feeling that she might need it one day. She guided the straw through the metal bars so it touched the cold metal of the key, then with a deep breath she sucked up the air space between the straw and the key as they latched on to each other.

She guided the small item out of the dirty place and through the bars, maintaining her deep breath the whole time. She finally let it go when the key hovered over her hand, letting it drop in victory. Bethany wasted no time in standing up and gently pressed the key in the lock; it fit! Then she twisting it slowly until she heard an unlocking sound, she opened the door a crack and peered through, seeing no one about.

The room was mostly empty, clearly just a spot to keep a backup fire exit in the worst case outcome, but one thing that was in the room was a large elevator. As Bethany approached it, she suddenly heard loud footsteps making their approach, and the loud chatter of presumably guards. Knowing she’d only be back at square one if she went back through the exit, she chose to take a chance and jump in the elevator and press the first button she saw; the top floor.