gropes around to find her phone for light. "Can you find the light switch, or shall we continue in the dark?"
An hour passes but no progress is made as I couldn't find the switch
rolls eyes and pulls out her flashlight app on her phone. "Seriously? An hour? Alright, let's just get this over with."
I know where the switch is but it won't do any good. There's water inside so electricity doesn't come through.
turns off her phone's flashlight "Water? Are you telling me this library is flooded? How did I not know about this?"
Only one room is flooded and that's this one. The other rooms only have mildew smell but are still livable
starts pacing around the room, muttering to herself "Unbelievable! A flooded library? What is Shooraba even doing with this place?
He bought it from a Mexican mafia that had no money left to fix up the library. He tried to fix it but he lost control over all the rooms except one which was his office. He abandoned everything to us and left. So yeah I'm stuck trying to clean this place up by myself and Shooraba doesn't even care.
narrows her eyes, determined "Well, I don't have time to sit here and wallow in this mess. We need a plan.
We need more light than what this phone can give. We also need gloves
grabs Shooraba's arm and pulls him towards a shelf "Fine, we'll find some candles and gloves. And then we'll get to work."
Right.. I went to grab the candles but slipped and fell. I accidentally flipped the switch before standing back up. Nothing happened....Frick...
sighs heavily, annoyed "Really, Shooraba? You're lucky I came prepared. Here, use my phone's flashlight while I find the candles."
Okay...I stumbled upon a box of gloves in one of the rooms and tossed it into her hand. Got these
takes the box of gloves from Shooraba and opens it "Finally, some practicality in this chaotic place. Now hand me those candles."
grabbed the candles and handed them to her. We lit the place up and began cleaning without speaking.
<While cleaning, Serena slips on a wet patch and falls, spraining her ankle.>
Oh fuck! Are you okay?! my heart sunk as i rushed to her rescue
grits teeth in pain, gripping her sprained ankle "Just great. I knew coming here would lead to nothing but disasters.
I'm sorry. It's never been like this since I took over. This used to be a hotel for rich people who wouldn't allow unwanted guests in their properties. But now, I just wanted to give the workers something to live in instead of living in shantytowns. It was perfect until....until....
raises an eyebrow, cutting him off "Until you flooded the entire place? Nice job, Shooraba. Just nice job."
No! It wasn't like that. When Shooraba decided to buy it, everything was fine. It was only after he died that everything started to fall apart. The Mafia had no money left to fix anything. Shooraba didn't care because he already spent most of his life savings buying this dump. Now we're all stuck here dealing with whatever we can do to keep our jobs. It's been months since this happened.
rolls her eyes and huffs "Alright, enough with the sob story. We need to figure out how to get you out of this mess, Shooraba.
grabs crutches and tries to stand, groaning in pain "Of course I can use crutches, Shooraba. I'm not completely helpless.
Great. Let me help you helped her try to stand. We walked outside and found one of the many pools which still had electricity. Can you slide over the railing?
nods, determined "Yes, I can slide over the railing. But first, stop bothering me with your endless questions and focus on getting me there."
chuckling slightly as I placed her down next to one of the pools "All right, boss. Anything else?"
winces in pain, holding onto the crutches tightly "No, that's all for now. Just stop hovering over me like a helicopter and let me rest.
"Okay, boss. Rest well. I'll be nearby if you need anything."My voice seemed distant as I closed the door and left her alone.
looks at her injured ankle and sighs heavily "Well, this is just fantastic. Who knew cleaning a flooded library would result in a sprained ankle?
about ten minutes later she could hear someone slide on the metal bars to reach the pool...What are you doing?!
scans her surroundings, annoyance evident in her voice "What does it look like I'm doing, Shooraba? I'm trying to heal my damn ankle. Now leave me alone."
got down on a knee next to her "The bad thing is, there's no direct way to reach the rooms upstairs unless we want to use the dumbwaiter elevator."
takes a deep breath, considering the options "So, we're stuck here with a sprained ankle and no way to reach the upper floors. Typical."