Afier playing cheerfully outside, the way back home in the old, creaking lift started as usual. Suddenly the car stopped between two floors (probably this was due to a faulty lock): I still remember my disappointment and anxiety when I found myself facing the shaft wall instead of the landing door, and the red paint of the floor level! I could do nothing but pushing the alarm button, hear the alarm bell which sounded exactly like the loved/hated school bell and wait for someone to rescue me (my neighbour or the caretaker) and free me from that unpleasant situation.
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