DECEMBER 16 2013: UPS & DOWNS
Sarah Barry
On the Elevator Going Down
Cappuccino
Familiar Monday morning
faces greet me. Nostrils fill with cappuccino fumes. The elevator flies
upwards. My painted smile combines with glazed eyes concealing despair. Bright
colours encircle, yet cannot revive cheer.
He’s
looking, evil intentions camouflaged by the gorgeous smile. One predictable,
weather conversation last week and his hand had swarmed all over my back.
Breathless, I press into a corner of sanctuary. The elevator scurries towards
scary, successful heights; hours until I can retrieve street level anonymity.
The
elevator pings, I smooth my jacket, confidently striding to my door. Opening
it, I glance at the sign, “Angela Mayhew. MD”.
About the Author
Sarah
Barry lives in Co. Kildare, Ireland. She currently enjoys writing Flash Fiction
and Short Stories in rapid bursts between caring for her four children. Sarah’s
first published work was included in the flash fiction anthology, “Once Upon A
Time: A Collection of Unexpected Fairytales” (ed. SJI Holliday and Anna Meade).
Sarah has also been published online at paragraphplanet.com and during the
various Flash Floods hosted by National Flash Fiction Day 2012 and 2013, as
well as on cafelit.co.uk previously. Follow her on Twitter @saraheebarry
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