He Thought They Were Alone In The Elevator

Before He Could Go

Though he was soon to retire, he still had more work to do than he had time for. In order to make a beer trade, he had to deal with piles of paperwork and a lot of phone calls.  

The deadlines were so tight that he had to work really hard to meet them. It was a routine that he had become accustomed to in the 29 years he’d worked there, but that did not make it any easier.