Upward and Awkward

Buttons are pressed. Doors closed. Impatient eyes stare at the digital display. Restless minds have already drifted off to revise the pending tasks. There is a coordination between the hands as each one checks their wrist watches to estimate the time lost. There is pure discomfort in the air as strangers stare at each other blankly. Some people's attempts at friendliness are being murdered by the irritated expressions of the others. Some people are grateful to have gotten out of the weird atmosphere earlier. The glum background music is almost being ignored, as it always was. Still, there is one unknown, mysterious and devoted lady who never stops being polite. At last, the most awaited moment arrives. The lady announces the arrival of the topmost floor. Hastily, people make their way out of the awkwardness in the elevator, like prisoners being set free.

Oh, how funnily awkward are those little elevator encounters...!!!