H gathered up his duffel bag and turned out the light to his room. He headed out to the pool and set the bag down by the edge of the deep end. He was grateful that the pool had been drained, it made things a lot easier. Climbing the ladder into the pool he dropped down to the bottom and made his way over to spot where he believed he remembered the button being. Feeling along the smoothness of the pools wall he found the area he was looking for and removed the small panel that covered the button he pressed to open up the secret door and slowly climbed down the ladder into the laboratory.
Instinctively he remembered where the light switch was and flicked it on. The fluorescent bulbs stuttered on racing across the ceiling as they did so, illuminating the space and giving H the feeling of having time travelled. Everything was exactly as he had left it.
Tales From The Chocolate Grinder 