The narrator recounts their life story, growing up in a poor family with an absent father and a mother who worked as a cleaner. They dropped out of school to work as a security guard but were unsatisfied with their salary. After meeting some movers who had been to prison, they were convinced to participate in a theft at a construction site. However, things took a turn when they moved into a new apartment with an elevator that they had always dreamed of. Strange occurrences started happening, with people disappearing in the elevator, including the narrator's dog.
The narrator, along with their neighbor Natasha, decided to investigate and discovered a hidden laboratory beneath the building, where they encountered a deadly statue that could kill if looked away from. After a series of terrifying events, the narrator woke up, realizing it was all a prophetic dream.
The dream made the narrator reevaluate their life choices and decide to change their ways. They chose not to participate in the theft and instead decided to return to school and become a better person.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator was born into a poor family.
2. The narrator's mother worked as a cleaner at McDonald's.
3. The narrator's father was a would-be businessman who had multiple unsuccessful business ventures.
4. The narrator grew up on the outskirts of the city in a poor area called Pirogova.
5. The narrator's family lived in a building without an elevator, and their apartment was on the top floor.
6. The narrator had a dog with hurt back legs that they had to carry in their arms.
7. The narrator dropped out of school after the ninth class to work and earn money.
8. The narrator's first job was as a security guard in a store.
9. The narrator met some movers at work who had served time in prison.
10. The movers offered the narrator a chance to participate in a criminal case to steal iron and valuable tools from a construction site.
11. The narrator agreed to participate in the theft.
12. The narrator and the movers stole a truck and drove it to a construction site to steal valuable materials.
13. The narrator sold the stolen goods to a buyer and received a share of the money.
14. The narrator used the money to buy an apartment in a new building with an elevator.
15. The narrator's dog, Rex, was injured by the elevator.
16. The narrator met a neighbor, Natasha, who also had a dog, and they became friends.
17. Natasha and the narrator discovered that the elevator in their building was haunted.
18. The narrator and Natasha tried to investigate the elevator and its strange occurrences.
19. The narrator and Natasha discovered a laboratory beneath the building that was connected to the elevator.
20. The narrator and Natasha encountered a statue in the laboratory that seemed to be alive and hostile.
21. The narrator and Natasha escaped the laboratory and returned to their building.
22. The narrator woke up from a prophetic dream that revealed the consequences of their actions.
23. The narrator decided to change their ways and go back to school to become a better person.