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The truth is rarely pure and never simple

-Oscar WildeIt figures the asshole’s company would occupy the entire top floor

I pushed the button on the elevator panel and finished typing a half-ass list of interview questions intoto be happy, especially since they were due two days ago, and now she wouldn’t have any ties

I was already five minutes late forer at floor nu the stairs next tiht skirt on? It was a miracle I could even make it up the curb when the cab dropped me off out front

I sighed audibly Are we even ? It was seriously the slowest elevator I’d ever taken Frustrated, and et the interview over with, I took another shot at the elevator panel Again, pressing the button repeatedly, I groaned, “Come on I’m already freakin’ late”

I breathed a sigh of relief when the car seemed to finally pick up speed But then, it jolted to an abrupt stop, and the elevator went pitch black

“Well now you’ve gone and broken the da,” a deep voice said from behind me Startled, I jumped and bobbledFroainst the floor, I knew it had broken

“Shit! Look what you made me do” I bent over and patted the floor, but I couldn’t find it “Can you at least give ht so I can find my phone?”

“It would be my pleasure”

“Thank you,” I huffed

“If I had a cell phone on me”

“Are you kidding? You don’t have a cell phone on you? Who walks around without their cell phone?”

“Maybe you should try it If you weren’t so obsessed with yours, ouldn’t be in this predicament”

I stood, and my hands went to my hips “How so?”

“Well, you were so busy typing away on your phone, you didn’t even notice another passenger was in the car with you”

“And?”

“Had you seenht, and you would be able to see that elevator panel well enough to push that button another twenty or thirty times I’m sure that would’ve helped”

I felt thearound behind me

“What are you doing?”

When he answered, his voice came from a different place It was tofor your cell phone”

It really was pitch dark I couldn’t see a thing, but I felt the air move, and I knew he must have stood back up

“Put your hand out”

“You’re going to put ht?”