Frozen stiff, I stared at Containment Room B14.
Creeeak, creeeeeeeak.
With a scream-like groan from its rusted hinges, the door of the containment room opened wider.
A door that should never, ever open was opening. And from inside it, a black figure……
“Run.”
I spun around at once and sprinted for the entrance to the containment corridor.
Beside me, I could hear Senior Associate Park Minseong running just as frantically. Survival instinct drove my feet even as my mind plunged into confusion.
‘What is this.’
What kind of situation is this?
‘The work-rules tips said….’
Rule 4 said to ignore the sounds from inside a containment room. Rule 11 said it would go quiet if you shouted at it to shut up.
And the door opened before I could even decide which one to follow?
What the hell was inside there right now….
“Kids.”
Senior Associate Park Minseong and I both nearly stumbled at the same time.
It was a voice both of us knew.
But neither of us looked back. We just kept running, turning the corner and racing for the green emergency exit sign at the end of the corridor. We threw the cleaning tools aside as we ran. My breathing climbed all the way into my throat.
The moment Senior Associate Park Minseong grabbed the doorknob beneath the green emergency light—
[Beeeeeeeeeep!!]
“…!!”
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