25 ELEVATOR KISS

  ARIEL'S POV   I stood up, barely able to see anything, and I could feel my heart racing. The darkness and unexpected stop had me on edge. This was not something I had signed up for.   "Oh my goodness, don't tell me the elevator is broken." I panicked. "I don't want to die yet."   "We are not going to die, okay?" Luke assured me, stepping closer. "It might just be a temporary glitch. The lights will probably come back at any moment now."   "And how can you be sure about that?"   "You just need to calm down. I'm pretty sure they're trying to fix the issue right now," Luke told me, devoid of terror in his tone. He wasn't afraid. Well, good for him. But for me, it was quite the opposite."   I brought my phone out of my purse to see if I could make a phone call so someone could at least get us out of here. But, to my surprise, there was no signal. I couldn't reach anybody, and this was definitely not good.   "Damn it!" I forcefully threw my phone to the ground and ran my ha