Office Visit

So my friend Wes and I were talking on the phone one day. He suggested that I meet him at his office at 2 and we could go for lunch. Despite the fact that I was in Seattle and he was in DC getting to his office in time for lunch was no problem at all. I just walked a couple of blocks.

So I get to his office and there is a mob out front. People pushing, shoving, screaming. It was a disaster. I asked someone what was going on and they informed me it was just the group waiting for an elevator. I needed one too since Wes existed on the 14th floor. So I started shoving my way to the elevator. The elevator man shoved me back and told me I had to sit on the bench by the door. So I did. I sat and waited for a chance to get on the elevator, me and a basket I was carrying.

Half an hour later I decided I needed to get upstairs immediately since I was already late. So I gathered all my belongings (many of which I didn't have when I sat down). The elevator man motioned for me to come. So I get on one of the two elevators. It is really big, and all black. There are two other people on it. The door closes without the elevator man and we start jerking up and down. The lights are flashing. We are freaking out. We don't know what to do. Finally I scream to push a button and they do. They start pushing all these floors, but not the 14th! I start screaming and trying to get off in hopes of finding stairs. The guy tells me there are no stairs in the building and forces me to stay on. I hit him and kick him. He falls and I am able to hit the button for the 14th floor. I get off and am shocked.

This floor alone had a mall, several restaurants, offices, a funeral home, and a carnival area. It was like a whole downtown. I didn't know where to find Wes and there was nobody else around to ask. So I start wandering and looking for a sign. All of a sudden Wesley's brother jumps out from behind a post. He knows where to go. So we are casually strolling along just talking about anything and everything. We get to Wesley's office and don't see him. So we found this old man that we thought was his boss. He was very grumpy and he said Wes hadn't called and it didn't matter. We were a little confused by him. I assumed Wes went to lunch without me since it was now 2:35. His brother and I go stand in the hall and we take out our phones to see if Wes had called. We can't possibly call or text him. We are standing and his brother starts to make jokes and walk around in circles. I'm upset because I didn't want to miss Wes all together, especially after my elevator fiasco.

Then suddenly I hear Wesley's voice. He is saying "buy me lunch NOW. Buy me lunch." It sounds like it is coming from a radio or something. I can't find it and I'm looking at my phone to see if he called. His brother is just standing and laughing. I start talking to Wes, hoping he can hear me. After several minutes of this, his brother holds up what I thought was a phone. He goes on this speech about how his is a lot smaller than Wesley's. I'm very confused and just staring at him. Then a hand and a large walky talky appear over his shoulder. It was Wes. He had been behind him all along and everything that had happened, the elevator, the empty 14th floor, the strange boss, the voice from nowhere was all set up by the two of them. I just started laughing hysterically and Wes started screaming about wanting Chinese food right away and I had to pay.