Being Trapped In The Elevator: A Fictional Narrative

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Being trapped in an elevator was easy. You're there for an hour with complete strangers, looking down at your phone and avoiding eye contact, waiting for the fire service to break you out. Being trapped in a car, on the other hand, wasn't so easy when you add an ex boyfriend and 6 hours of open road ahead of you. It was her idea in the first place to offer to drive him to the wedding (he doesn't own a car, a perk, he repeatedly states, to living in the city where everything is right on your doorstep), but that was 6 months ago when they were together and now they're not and its been 4 months since their fight and 1 month since their back-to-being-best-friends talk and- The passenger door opens and Olivia quickly turns to her left where she is met with a fleeting smile and a blue duffel bag. Her thoughts are drowned out by the noise of Liam's bag being shoved into the back seat and the early morning traffic outside. The door swiftly closes shut and she is met with blue eyes and snow covered hair, the White a nice contrast with the black. Her thoughts that were put on hold come back along with the silence that floats around the car like the unwanted snow that's falling outside. (Olivia begins to wonder just when she started comparing her mind to the weather, of all things.) …show more content…

"Thanks again for letting me drive up with you even after..." He abruptly stops his sentence and Olivia quickly straightens in her seat. "Yeah, I mean 6 hours by yourself is pretty lonely," she quickly replies, hoping to relieve the tension. "And, anyway, we made these plans ages ago, no point backing out now." Liam nods and starts adjusting the radio station which Olivia is thankful

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