Gemotions

The silence that followed the elevator’s abrupt halt was deafening, but for John, it was a symphony. He felt an undeniable skip in his step. Here it was, a guaranteed delay to the afternoon staff meeting.

He cleared his throat. "Anyone else feeling a sudden, unexpected… shift in plans?"

His coworker, Brenda, just sighed, already fiddling with her phone. John couldn't help but let out a little laugh. He was going to savour every minute of this unexpected downtime. He'd been hoping for this all week.