THERE’S A STRANGE THING
that happens
in the elevator.
In any elevator.
Every time
somebody gets
in, they check
to see if the button
for the floor they’re
going to is lit,
and if it isn’t,
they push it,
then face the door.
That’s it.
They don’t
speak to the
people already
in the elevator,
and the
people already
in the elevator
don’t speak to the newcomer.
Those are
elevator rules, I guess.
No talking.
No looking.
Stand still,
stare at the door, and wait.