I went to do paperwork after the meeting. I mean that is the only thing that I can really do. I am a house mouse for the time being. Everyone else was working on their cases so they were in and out. Luckily Jake had nothing to go out and do case wise he was doing research and paperwork.
I mean the only big thing that happened today besides the briefing was that everyone noticed Charles wore his purple spotted tie and everyone noticed and called him Mr. Grape. I mean there were grape related insults in there to that were wrong to say but I guess no one could help themselves and caused a man in his 40s to go and cry in the bathroom until everyone apologized.
At the end of the day Jake and I had our stuff and got on the elevator to go down to the garage to go to the car and go home.
"Do you think we should be nicer to Charles? I mean he is our friend and we make fun of a lot of his clothes and other stuff about him." I asked.
"Getting a guilty conscience Santiago?"
"No I am just thinking that we may want to set the right example being parents. We do not want our kid to think that teasing is ok." I mean both of us were bullied we do not need our daughter to be one.
"Amy we have plenty of time to change. Plus we always call him Mr. Grape when he wears it."
"But Jake we made a grown man cry."
"We apologized so we made everything right."
"Jake we are adults we need to respect people. We need to start to change so we can set a good example."
We heard a clunk and the elevator stopped moving.
"What happened?"
"Give it a minute it will start moving."
This does happen every once and awhile but it usually starts back up. We stood there we were stuck. It was karma.
"Jake I think something is really wrong. This is not the normal thing that happens."
Jake hit all the buttons trying to get it to do something. Nothing we sounded the alarm and then hit the call button and there was no answer.
"I think you are right. Do you have phone signal?"
"Barely but I can try and call someone."
I was starting to panic but not as much as I know Jake is. He hates small spaces. I remember that one time he was stuck in the interrogation room with a perp and the handle broke. He was stuck in there for hours and freaked out the entire time. But I needed to call someone. Almost everyone has left for the day except for one person.
I dialed him I hope he still answered.
"Hello Boyle. Hey get someone Jake and I are stuck in the elevator."
The line was silent and I went silent. "I lost him but he knows."
"Why couldn't this have happened when we were coming to work instead of when we were trying to leave."
"It is karma for picking on Boyle today."
"Karma is not real. This is because the building is old." I think that he is just trying to come up with an excuse because he knows the truth.
"I think that the world is trying to tell us something."
He went silent he knew that I was right. He is also really starting to panic.
I heard a buzzing noise it was a text from Boyle. "Charles says the fire department is here and we are stuck between one and two I guess."
"Well as much as I hate the fire department I hope they get us out of here sooner than later."
We were quiet again we are both internalizing our fear. It has been a half hour since we stopped moving.
"Jake Amy hi. You will be out soon." We looked up there was Charles well what we could see there was just a tiny crack.
It took like ten more minutes for them to get the door open enough for us to climb out.
I was out first. Jake lifted me up and the firemen pulled me up. It felt good to be free. Jake was pulled out and the relief that I saw on his face was great. He has extreme claustrophobia.
"Charles thank you for saving us. I am also sorry about calling you Mr. Grape and the hurt feelings." Jake said before going in for a hug.
"Jake I love you and Amy and I would rescue you any day."
I gave him a hug with our saying anything. All three of us walked out to the garage.
"I say we avoid elevators for awhile."
"I completely agree."
