There's a Service Elevator in My Office That Only Runs at Midnight
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What happens when a new office job turns into a nightmare?
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A name tag sits on his coveralls, but I can't quite make out what it says. The lettering is in flowing cursive script, and the flowing is almost literal as I stare at it. It's like the letters refuse to stay in their place. I rub my eyes and blink a few times, but it doesn't help. God, I'm tired. The older man snaps his fingers, bringing my eyes up to his. You got a name, new guy? He asks. Oh, right, yeah, sure, sorry. I say and laugh. He just stares at me. Um, yes, my name's August, August Johns. Good to meet you, August Johns, the older man says, sticking out his hand. You can call me Denny.
Who is the mysterious night maintenance worker Denny?
Nice to meet you too, Denny. Is that short for Dennis? Nah, just Denny. Huh, I've never met someone with the name Denny who isn't a Dennis. You know a lot of Denny's, do you? No, not really, but I have met a couple here and there over the years. Good for you. He smiles, and I look around the break room, thinking of a way to make a quick exit without being rude. Go on, Augie, Denny says. I bet you have all sorts of work left to do before you can head home. I relax at being let off the hook. Um, yes, I do. Low man on the totem pole. I need to get three reports done by Friday, and I'm still learning the system here. Yep, they don't go easy on the new guy, do they? I smile and nod, then look toward the break room door.
Well, I should get back to my office and keep working. Good idea. Walking away, I pause. Um, no one's called me Augie since I was a kid. That's so. It just came to me. Knew a couple Augies in my day. Kinda like you knew some Denny's. Were they Augusts like me? They were Augies. I wait for him to continue, but Denny leaves it at that, so I nod, smile, and hurry back to my office. Shutting the door, I set my coffee on the front of my desk, then do a couple of twists at the waist followed by a good, long stretch, my arms reaching to the ceiling. There's a pop in my sternum, and I sigh. With that done, I sit at my desk and pull up the first report that I'm working on. an analysis of a small manufacturer that our company is looking to acquire.
They make widgets. I'm still not sure what kind of widgets, though. The details are a little sketchy. Scrolling through the records, all I see are item numbers and case sizes, shipping manifests and inventory tallies. There are receipts for raw materials, but no descriptions of what those raw materials are. There are no descriptions of anything the company makes. Rubbing my temples with both hands, I try to make sense of it. How can a company have a bottom line just north of 3 million annually, but not detail exactly what they manufacture and sell? I sift through the files, hoping to find an explanation. There's a light knock at the door. Denny doesn't wait for me to answer, just opens it and peeks his head in.
Just about midnight, he says, that smile of his plastered on his face. I glance at my phone and see that he's right. Huh, thanks, I say. I should be done soon, maybe. He stands there, only his head visible. Is there something else? I ask. Nope. Just wanted you to know that it's almost midnight. HR told you about being here after midnight, right? HR? No. Is there some policy against working late? Do you need me to leave so you can clean? Clean? I'm no janitor. We have a cleaning service for that. I'm here for night maintenance. The after midnight kind. I frown.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happens when a new office job turns into a nightmare?
0:00–1:33
2
Who is the mysterious night maintenance worker Denny?
1:33–13:11
3
What is the significance of the hidden service elevator?
13:11–14:15
4
What warnings does Denny give about working late?
14:15–18:20
5
How does the protagonist react to the strange sounds in the office?
18:20–32:36
6
What eerie events unfold as midnight approaches?
32:36–33:06
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