Milestone: Event

My Elevator Ride

It was an ordinary day like any other only the fact that I was going to New York to watch my dad work in his small boring office. Though it was better that doing math problems back at school.

The sickening smell of New York pollution swayed over me. I held my nose and wondered "Where are all the trees?" Walking on the streets I looked at the pieces of garbage on the sidewalk "New Jersey is so much better." I thought.
We walked slowly into a big building where the chandelier glowed high. The security asked for my dad's name. While they were busy talking my dad ushered me to go to the eleventh floor on the elevator, he would be there in a minute. I walked into the elevator all by myself, it felt like I had walked into a time machine. The doors closed disappearing everything from my view.
In slow motion I pressed the button, like they do in movies when something extraordinary happens. But let's face reality, we all know the elevator won't become a rocket ship like in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."  I was eleven and afraid to go on an elevator, so to defeat my fears I hurriedly pushed the button and the elevator started.

You know when the elevator starts you get that feeling like you just went down from the top on a roller coaster. Well, that's the feeling I got. I put my hands in my pocket and played around with my phone. The last thing I wanted to know was if this elevator was haunted. Yep, it's official I'm scared of elevators.

Then the elevator stopped suddenly and I fell to the floor. Oh, no now some ghost wants to haunt me. No, the elevator was stuck.  I tried not to panic, there was a emergency button right there and my phone was in my pocket. The question was "How long would it take?" Did I mention I'm claustrophobic .

I pressed the emergency button and switched on my  phone. Don't worry, I would get out of here...soon, I hope.

After waiting a long time in the filthy box I walked out feeling nauseous. I drank almost a gallon of water, and a whole lot of food.

"I may be eleven but after what happened today I'm never going on an elevator again" I thought to myself as I walked down the stairs stubbornly.