Prisoner
Locked in a confined space.
Terrified and hot.
No means of escape.
Her only hope - that someone would miss her.
Time ticking away, the air thinning, stifling.
Sweat trickling down the centre of her back.
A stifled scream.
"Hello" called a disembodied voice.
A saviour!
"We'll have the lift working in a jiffy" it said.
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26 comments:
Never been stuck in an elevator, but I did go up and down 95 floors two times in a row trying to get to the closed 96th floor- thought I was going to barf!
Gosh! You made me hyperventilate with this one!
I happen to be claustrophobic!
Great 55ve Ake. I am glad help was near!
Great 55. The elevator in my condo traps people from time to time. So far, I have avoided confinement. Thanks for visiting my blog. I hope I make it into your follow list.
Excellent ... you are so good at this!
i would freak out if stuck in elevator. i'm slightly claustrophobic. hehe great job, ake. i don't have one this wk. have headache, runny nose...just trying to read all 55s and comment. :)
Great one! Conjures up some scary images....mines up.
Weird - *Twilight Zone Theme*
I'm working on my transported-to-Tasmania story these days. This could be both of my characters, though not in an elevator.
I like this. It is excellent. Great 55 words.
Up and down 95 floors twice Buff? No wonder you felt sick!
Oooer sorry it had that effect on you Mona x
You must be wary each time to get in the lift Myrtle in case it gets stuck! :0 I am following your blog. :)
Aw thanks Daryl x
It wouldn't bother me too much as long as it wasn't for too long Ciara. Sorry to hear you're not well honey. x
It's scary for claustrophobics Mike!
Thankyou conniemeraldeyes :)
I know I was holding my breath! I'm only mildly claustrophobic and would probably do okay in a stuck elevator (as long as the blasted alarm bell wasn't shrilling nonstop!), but the only reason I got through the "run-up" in this was that I knew of your penchant for a twist to the innocent at the end. If I hadn't been expecting to find that she really hadn't been buried alive I might have been hyperventilating right alongside Monaji!
I'm going to have change tack to catch you out Mojo! (wink)
wow love it!! i thought she'd be waiting for the guillotine or something along thsoe lines, well written :)
Hahahaha. I loved it.
You really had me going there. Hey this is exactly the way my girl and her sisier were when we got stuck in an elevator in Las Vegas.
hehehe.
Have a fab weekend honey. :D
I had NO IDEA where you were going with this one!!!
BRAVA!!!
Hey listen, I actually was caught in the elevator in my apartment building once, but when it happened, it just so happened that the elevator repairman was IN the elevator with us...I swear!
And he knew exactly what to do to get the damn thing started again!!
OY VEY!
Have a great weekend, dear lady!
X
definitely a bad feeling i am sure,, although it has never happened to me personally......
These fifty five word things just keep getting better and better. I Loved this one.
Loved it. I was stuck in the elevator at the hospital in my town. At least I wasn't alone, but still I didn't like it. We were rescued in about an hour so not too bad.
Thanks for dropping by my blog.
Once again you've crafted a pleasing little gem! So enjoyable, like literary candy. Aloha, Dear.
Oh, I've been trapped briefly in the elevator at worked. Trapped with a friend who was claustrophobic. I thought she was going to faint, and here I was stuck with her and no help! Luckily, it lasted only minutes! D
I would hate to be stuck in any elevator...where would I pee? :P
Have a great weekend!
That is wierd Julia! :)
Ah, gotcha Emmie LOL
You got stuck in an elevator in Las Vegas Spiky? You gotta tell on your blog!
Well if your going to get stuck in an elevator Ron you chose the right person to be stuck with! LOL
It's never happened to me either Paisly, thank goodness. :)
Aw thanks Dr. John. When are you going to try it? ;)
It's amazing just how many people have actually been stuck in an elevator Redheels!
Thanks Cloudia you say the nicest things. xx
A minute is long enough to be trapped Donnetta, especially if you're claustrophobic!
Good question Lulda, it could be a big problem! LOL
It took me second to figure out what a lift was...hahahaha
Excellent 55 Ake, one of my favorite weekly contributions...:-)
Thanks for visiting, thanks for playing, thanks for being so brilliant...G
WOw! didn't expect that! great 55, elevators always make me nervous!
I was stuck in an elevator once. It can be a bit unnerving.
Another good reason for using the stairs!
Wonderful 55 ... reminds me of the guy who was stuck in an elevator over a long holiday weekend about a year ago. Sometimes I'd rather take the stairs just to be safe.
Hugs and blessings,
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