I take him gently by his hand and lead him towards the elevator. There are several elevators on one side of this hall and only one on the other. There is no buttons on this side, only a plate with a key slot. I take my golden key from around my neck and put it in the slot and turn. The door opens and I lead Tyler in. The door closes.
I introduce myself, “My name is Vicki Blake, what’s yours?”
Tyler is obviously getting light-headed… but he manages to say “Tyler Bennett”.
I reply, “Hello Tyler.” As I squeeze his hand softly. I continue, “Do you come to the mountains often?”
Tyler replies, “First time, actually. Thought I could learn to ski. Which would be a nice excuse to wear tight lycra suits, at any rate (and I can’t believe I just admitted that).”