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Like something unplugged the sky. Daniel laughed nervously, pulling out his phone flashlight. “Okay… not funny.” No response. No guards. No footsteps. Nothing. Then he heard it. Clanking. Slow. Heavy. Metal… bending. Above him. Daniel turned his light upward. The iron beams of the tower… …were movi…

Like something unplugged the sky. Daniel laughed nervously, pulling out his phone flashlight. “Okay… not funny.” No response. No guards. No footsteps. Nothing. Then he heard it. Clanking. Slow. Heavy. Metal… bending. Above him. Daniel turned his light upward. The iron beams of the tower… …were moving. Not shaking. Not swaying. Moving. Like ribs… tightening. His phone buzzed. No signal. But a notification appeared anyway. No app name. Just one message: “YOU STAYED.” The elevator doors behind him