They took the steps two at a time rather than wait for the elevator.
With no time to lose, she didn't even consider waiting for the elevator.
One key was for the elevator, to open our floor, a security measure.
She was waiting for the elevator when it opened on her floor.
As they headed for the elevator an older man came toward them.
Finding his own gun by the wall, he made for the second elevator.
One of them waited with me for the elevator to come back up.
She turned away and headed for the elevator, to go back down inside the building's heart.
There was no one waiting for the elevator when it reached the ground floor.
It took a few extra minutes for the elevator to start up.