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The two walked down the hallway to the elevator, where Haifa pushed the call button. The doors opened and, like most people do, Haifa began to enter without paying close attention.
She pushed the stroller through the open doors.
But the elevator car wasn’t there.
It was stuck eight floors below. The stroller, carrying 6-week-old Areej inside, plummeted eight stories until it slammed into the top of the elevator car.
She doesn't have to be an idiot at all. As the parent of an infant myself, she's likely running on next to no sleep. Further, a person's behavior is reinforced by the fact that every single elevator they have ever operated in their life has operated the same way; all she has to do is nudge the stroller froward an in or so as the doors open, enough for the front wheel to go over the gap, and rest will follow immediately.
I guess I can see it happening if the light in the elevator was constantly out. It's pretty easy to walk in an elevator not paying attention if you're used to the light being out. I sometimes do it at work, walk into the elevator without not letting people out first because I'm on my phone or just not paying attention. Bad I know, but its the truth.
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