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单篇小说
Daniel had worked in the sameoffice buildingfor three years.
It was atypicalcorporate high-rise—gray carpets, flickering fluorescent lights, and elevators that always seemed to beone second too slow.
But there was one thing about the building that never made sense.
There was no13th floor.
The elevator panel skipped from12 to 14. The stairwell hadno accessto a 13th level. And if you asked any of his coworkers, they’d shrug and say,"Most buildings don’t have a 13th floor. It’s just a superstition."
Daniel never thought much of it.
Until one night.
He had stayed late, finishing up reports, when he stepped into theempty elevatorto head home.
The doors slid shut.
The panelflickered.
And then, without him pressing anything, the elevatorstarted moving down.
Slowly.
The numbers on the panelcounted backward—
14… 13.
The elevatordinged.
The doorsslid open.
Daniel stepped out.
He was in adimly lit hallway. The air smelledstale, like dust and somethingrotting. The walls were the same as the rest of the building, but the carpet wasold and stained, and the fluorescent lightsbuzzed faintly.
Something feltwrong.
Every door along the hallway wasshut. No signs, no nameplates.
Just rows ofsilent offices.
Then, he noticed something worse.
There wereno buttons in the elevator anymore.
Just ablank panel.
His stomachtightened. He turned back to the hallway, hesitating—
A door at the far endcreaked open.
A figure stood in the doorway.
Not moving.
Not speaking.
Just…watching him.
Daniel’s breathhitched.
The lightsflickered, and for a split second, he saw its face.
Ahollowed-out expression.Empty eyes.
And worst of all—
It looked exactly likehim.
The elevator doorsslammed shutbehind him.
The floor beneath himlurched, and suddenly, the numbers on the panel reappeared.
12… 14.
No13.
The doors opened.
Daniel stumbled out into his familiar office hallway, his hearthammering. The elevatorwas normal again.
The 13th floor was gone.
But as he turned to leave, he caught a glimpse of the elevator’s mirrored surface—
And in his reflection, theother himwas still standing in the elevator.
Watching.
Smiling.
Key Words & Phrases
office building-办公大楼
flickered-闪烁（灯光）
rotting-腐烂的
wrong-不对劲的
silent offices-寂静的办公室
tightened-胃部一紧（形容恐惧）
watching him-盯着他
hitched-屏住（呼吸）
hammering-狂跳（心脏）
lurched-猛然一动（电梯下降）
丹尼尔已经在这栋办公大楼工作了三年。
这是一栋普通的高层写字楼——灰色地毯、闪烁的荧光灯、总是慢一秒的电梯。
但有一件事一直说不通。
这里没有13楼。
电梯按钮从12直接跳到14。楼梯间也没有通往13层的门。如果问同事，他们只会耸耸肩，说：
“很多大楼都没有13楼，只是个迷信罢了。”
丹尼尔也没多想。
直到那天晚上。
他加班到很晚，进了空荡荡的电梯准备回家。
电梯门合上。
按钮面板闪烁了一下。
然后，在他什么都没按的情况下，电梯开始往下走。
缓慢地。
数字倒数——
14… 13。
“叮——”
电梯门缓缓打开。
丹尼尔走了出去。
他站在一条昏暗的走廊里。空气里弥漫着灰尘的霉味，还有一丝腐烂的气息。墙壁和其他楼层一样，但地毯却又脏又旧，天花板上的荧光灯发出微弱的嗡嗡声。
这里……不对劲。
走廊两侧的所有办公室门都是紧闭的。
没有门牌，没有标识。
只有一排死寂的办公室。
然后，他发现了一件更可怕的事。
电梯里——按钮不见了。
整个面板是空白的。
他感到胃部一紧，转身看向走廊，犹豫着该怎么办。
远处，一扇门吱呀一声打开了。
门口，站着一个人影。
一动不动。
一言不发。
只是……盯着他看。
丹尼尔的呼吸停滞。
灯光闪了一下。
就在那一瞬间，他看清了那个人的脸。
深陷的眼睛。苍白的皮肤。空洞的表情。
最恐怖的是——
那个人，长得和他一模一样。
“砰！”
电梯门猛地关上。
脚下的地板猛然一晃，电梯开始上升。
按钮面板上的数字重新出现。
12… 14。
没有13。
门打开了。
丹尼尔跌跌撞撞地冲出电梯，心跳狂乱。
走廊一切正常，电梯也恢复了原样。
13楼消失了。
但就在他要离开时，他无意间瞥见了电梯的镜面——
他的倒影还站在电梯里。
盯着他。
微笑着。
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