A is for Attic

I am currently leading two Bible studies: one for freshmen and one for upperclassmen. My upperclassmen study meets Thursday evenings in Lee Hall, one the main campus buildings. This past Thursday, one of the women who comes noticed that the elevator had a level "A", and decided that we all should go with her to see what level A was all about.

We thought it might have stood for Atrium, and were expecting large conference rooms and other administrative offices. But the elevator doors opened onto a small room with a few dust-covered boxes. There was also a ladder that led up to either the roof or an electrical box. One of the women, Mary, climbed up the ladder and tried to open the door, but couldn't get it opened. Although, in hindsight, that might have been a good thing.

We thought it the space was pretty cool, and took a few minutes to look around, explore everything in our small surroundings. We had finished looking around when we realized the elevator call button wasn't working. We could push the button, but the light wouldn't go on. And then we realized you needed a key to call the elevator. But we weren't panicking because there was still a door, which we could tell led to the stairwell. Except that door was also locked. We were legitimately trapped in the attic of Lee Hall. 

Thankfully, we did have cell reception! So Tracy, another member of the study, called her boyfriend to please come to Lee Hall and take the elevator to A but told him to not get off the elevator! Once we all knew we were only stuck for a few minutes more, we broke down and started laughing hysterically. Who gets trapped in an attic of an academic building?!? The look on Tracy's boyfriend's face when the elevator doors opened was priceless.

And now we know what the A stands for.