Abandoned Stairs Description

Between the renovated H-Hall and new math wing, sits a set of abandoned stairs leading downward.  As most students walk past, their eyes slide from the repainted H wing, to the new landscaping on either side of the steps.  No one seems to notice the sharp juxtaposition of old and new, of the dilapidated stairs and young trees and fresh bark surrounding them.    But today, no other students stroll by.   The grey and sunless morning is cold, dark and lonely, just like the forgotten stairs.

The walls of the stairwell are painted nondescript taupe color with dirt stains and weather marks running down them.   A wall near the bottom has been defaced with indecipherable black and white graffiti.   At base of the stairs sits a locked door and boarded up window.  I wonder what the door could have led to.  Perhaps a long forgotten basement or storage room.   Nevertheless, today, the door remains perpetually locked and deserted.

Orange and brown leaves litter the left hand side of the steps.  They flutter quietly in the soft breeze.   An old playing card rests among them.  Like the stairs, the five of clubs has been abandoned.  However, unlike the steps, it is not forgotten.  Although it was just one card in 52, a deck of cards is nothing with just 51.  I leave my perch atop the stairs,  pondering the lonely steps and the mystery of the locked door.

Also, Here is the link to a google doc of the description.