09:08:08 a.m.
THE ELEVATOR RUMBLED
and vibrated
and knocked
around like the middle drawer, like something off track.
Scared the hell outta me.
What’s taking
this stupid thing so long?
I asked,
pounding the door
as hard
as my heart was pounding inside me.
This rickety thing has always moved slow,
Buck said, grinning.
Yeah, but this is ridiculous,
I replied, palms wetting.
Might as well relax,
Buck said.
It’s a long
way
down.