My ex and I got stuck in the same elevator for two hours. Neither of us has pressed help button yet.
Two years of silence. One broken elevator. Neither of them wants to be the first to call for help — or the first to say what they should have said back then.
Tuesday. 11:47 PM. Lobby of 240 West Elm.
You have got to be kidding me.
Sana?
Jesse. Hi. Wow. Okay.
You live here now?
Sixth floor. Since September.
Im on eight. Since... three years.
Cool. Small world.
Tiny.
The elevator groans. Stops. The lights flicker and hold.
Did we just...
Yep.
Great.
Theres the help button right there.
I see it.
You gonna press it?
Are you?
Neither of them moves.
So how have you been? Two years, right?
Two years and four months.
You counted.
I didnt count. I just... know.
Theres a difference?
Huge difference.
You cut your hair.
Eight months ago but sure. Very observant.
It looks good.
Thanks. You look... the same.
Is that good or bad?
Its annoying, actually.
Comments
Ki Ku
realizoje
Ki Ku
Ishte një çift që u njohën krejt rastësisht, nga një mesazh i thjeshtë. Në fillim askush nuk i merrte seriozisht, madje edhe shokët u thoshin “do ju zgjasë pak”. Por ata flisnin çdo ditë. Jo thjesht “si je”, por biseda të gjata, natë vonë… aq sa u bënë pjesë e përditshmërisë së njëri-tjetrit. Ai filloi ta priste mesazhin e saj çdo mëngjes. Ajo nuk flinte pa i thënë “natën e mirë”. Pastaj filluan vështirësitë… distanca, keqkuptimet, xhelozia. Kishte momente kur dukej sikur gjithçka po mbaronte. Dhe sinqerisht… shumë njerëz mendonin se do ndaheshin. Por ndodhi e kundërta. Sa herë grindeshin, prapë ktheheshin te njëri-tjetri. Si të mos dinin të rrinin larg. Dhe sot, kur i shikon… e kupton që nuk ishte thjesht një lidhje kot. Ishte ajo lloj dashurie që fillon rastësisht… por nuk mbaron lehtë. ❤️
Riku Tanaka
I chose Option B and when he said he still has the store credit I literally put my phone down.
Daniela Rojas
@rikutanaka THE STORE CREDIT LINE WAS AN ACCIDENT. Sometimes the story knows before you do!!