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Chapter 11 by aroes aroes

Meet anyone on the way down?

Hold The Door Please

A Young man appears, just as the doors start to close. I hear him shout, "Hold the door, please," and I choose to press the button to do so. Soon, he is in the elevator car with me. He moves to press the number for the first floor, before realizing it's already pressed. He looks me over, his gaze low, and then back up, as though afraid of being caught. I smile at his unease. "Hey, I'm Bridget," I say as I extend my right hand for him to shake. He takes it and says, "Hi, I'm Nick. I just finished the second year of my undergraduate in Biology. I'm just back visiting my family."

"Oh, you live on this floor?", I inquire, casually smiling at him. My smile grew wider as he paused, before looking down and managing, "Actually, no. I like getting on the elevators on different floors, so I get to meet new people that live in the condo with us." He looks down again. As the elevator starts going down, it pauses partway down, as the power shudders briefly and the car stops.

Nick was already looking nervous, but now he's looking around more than before. "I hope the power didn't just go out... if so, we may be stuck awhile while they get the power back, and the elevator can start back up."

At that point, I decide it's best to start calming him down, "Hey, it's going to be ok. The elevator has many safety measures, so I'm sure we're safe", I say in an attempt to calm him down, as I turn to face him. I hold his hands in mine, and it seems to calm him down some.

"We're both in this car together, and we're going to make it out just fine, ok?" I say to him as he nods. It seems to work, if only some. I can tell he is still thinking about the predicament he's in. If only I had a way of distracting him, and then an idea comes to mind, but should I. .?

What do I have in mind?

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