Claustrophobic - Part II
Continued from yesterday.
ELEVATOR
SYDNEY: Hey, let's sit down, okay?
Ceri nodded. The two sat down. Ceri was rocking back and forth. Sydney was sitting in front of her.
SYDNEY: What's your favorite movie?
CERI: What?
SYDNEY: What's one of your favorite movies?
CERI: I don't know....one of the Star Wars movies, I guess.
SYDNEY: Okay. Which trilogy is it from? Originals, prequels, or sequels?
CERI: Are you serious?! The prequels are an abomination! And the sequels are just...meh. Originals.
SYDNEY: Which of the originals is your favorite?
CERI: The Empire Strikes Back.
Slowly, Ceri stopped rocking back and forth. Her breathing became less heavy, also.
SYDNEY: I've never seen that one.
CERI: Really?
SYDNEY: Really. I've never really seen any of the Star Wars movies, except for the first one. And, by that I mean, the original one from 1977. So, I do know about Luke, Han, Leia, Chewie, 3PO, R2, and Vader. So, what happens in Empire Strikes Back?
CERI: A lot of stuff. There's a love story, a kidnapping, a huge secret revealed. Too much to describe without seeing it.
SYDNEY: Well, maybe we will see it. Wanna show it to me later?
Ceri nodded.
SYDNEY: Tell me about one of your favorite scenes.
CERI: Well...there's this one scene where Darth Vader is about to put Han in this kind of freezing sleeping chamber called Carbonite. And Leia and Chewbacca are there. And, just before Han's put in the Carbonite chamber, Leia says to him...I love you.
SYDNEY: I know.
Sydney and Ceri kissed.
CERI: Wait a minute.
SYDNEY: What?
CERI: You just made all that up, didn't you? About not seeing any Star Wars movies aside from the very first original one. You were trying to distract me from all this, weren't you?
SYDNEY: No, I didn't make up the part about not seeing any Star Wars movies. Honestly, the only Star Wars movie I've seen is the original 1977 movie.
CERI: Oh, it's just that you quoted a line from Empire Strikes Back.
SYDNEY: Did I?
CERI: When I said “I love you”, you said, “I know”.
SYDNEY: Gotcha. The reason behind me saying that is because, with everything that's happened with my parents, I've never been very good at admitting my feelings.
There was a loud clank. Ceri and Sydney both stood up. Ceri's breathing went back to being heavy.
CERI: Oh, god! Oh god! We're never gonna get out of here, are we?
Sydney signaled for Ceri to come closer to her. Ceri did and started crying into Sydney's shoulder.
SYDNEY: Of course we will. I know that we'll get out of here. I just talked to Grandma Marlena a little while ago. She's gonna find someone to get us out. We'll be fine.
Ceri started looking around. Sydney put her hands on Ceri's cheeks.
SYDNEY: Ssh. It's okay. Look at me. Ceri, look at me, sweetheart. Don't look around, okay? Just look straight at mr.
CERI (crying): I'm scared!
SYDNEY: I know, sweetheart. I know you're scared. But, it'll be okay. We'll be out of here soon. I promise. It'll be okay. Soon, it'll all be okay.
Ceri put her head back on Sydney:s shoulder and Sydney continued trying to comfort her.
There was another clank. This one was louder than the other. Ceri whimpered slightly and Sydney pulled her in tighter.
SYDNEY: It's okay. It'll be all right. I know that you're scared, but we'll both be all right.
There was a flash, and then the lights came on in the elevator. There was then a much quieter thud and a soft humming.
CERI: What was that?
SYDNEY: Ssh, it's okay. It's just some random noise.
CERI: I can feel us moving.
Sydney looked around.
SYDNEY: You're right. We're moving. Grandma must have found someone to get the elevator working again!
Sydney and Ceri hugged. The elevator door opened and the girls got out. They hugged again.
CERI: Thanks for everything in there, Sydney.
SYDNEY: You're welcome. You okay? Do you wanna sit down for a minute or something?
CERI: No, I'll be fine, as long as I'm with you.
Sydney and Ceri kissed.