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The experiment
#WritcoStoryPrompt47
Write a story based on this famous excerpt from Revival by Stephen King:
He unlocked a door and led me through an office that was empty of furniture, although I could still see square clean patches on the grimy linoleum, where the legs of a desk had once stood. On the wall was a curling calendar with April 1989 showing.

~The experiment~

Micah was a relentless journalist who was obsessed with solving the mysterious disappearance of a brilliant scientist named Dr. Frankenstein.
He had been chasing his shadow for months, but he had hit a dead end at every turn.

He was on the verge of giving up when he received an enigmatic tip from an unknown source that led him to a dilapidated warehouse on the desolate outskirts of the city.

He drove there and found a rusted door with a faded sign that warned “Do Not Enter”. He knocked, but there was only silence. He decided to break in, hoping to find some shred of evidence or answers.

He picked the lock and entered an office that was barren of furniture,...