Have you ever encountered a situation where you had to endure the utmost of your life?

And when in that situation

How do you solve immediate problems?

A short story published with Mali Publishing House.

The name of the book is...

"To the fullest extent of my life"

I never thought that one ordinary day would turn into a memorable day that I could never forget for the rest of my life. It all started with the phone ringing at 7 am...

Screaming!

...Who called this early in the morning? I reached out and searched for the damn phone with my eyes still closed. before answering the phone without even seeing who was calling A screaming sound came from the other end of the phone, causing me to startle fully awake. This is my employer's voice. Completely forgot that today's work was scheduled to be delivered at 7:00 a.m. I forgot to tell you.

I work as a freelancer. There is no need to sit in the office. I talked with the other end of the line for about 5 minutes before quickly taking my body to take a shower. Change clothes quickly

“Damn, it's already late.” By the time I had finished taking care of myself, It took more than half an hour. I hurriedly left the house. Immediately go stand and wait for the bus at the mouth of the alley. What day is it today? The bus lines that normally come together without interruption did not appear at all. After waiting for a long time I'm starting to lose patience.

If you're still waiting for the car like this By the time I get to the company, it must be more than 10 a.m., whatever. I could invest in calling a taxi service. It's better than being late. But when I'm already seated in the car, I had to feel the utmost pain in myself. When the bus that was waiting arrived just in time.

When you get to the front of the building I quickly paid the bill and walked towards the elevator. Press the number of the floor you want to go to before leaning on one of the corners. The elevator slowly moved up floor by floor. Until the floor I chose I walked out of the elevator while stretching my legs.

“Oh, Khun Tum, you came early in the morning. Have you made an appointment to bring some work to me?" The sweet voice of Noey, the beautiful female employee that I have secretly admired for a long time, rang out. Today, Butter is still as beautiful as ever. Light perfume smell From you, I feel my heart flutter.

“Khun Tum?”

“Uh...yes.”

“Well, Brother is in an urgent meeting. So I leave it to you to tell you. Please come again at 3:00 p.m. and send it up to your office on the 14th floor.” Are you kidding me? I tried to come quickly. But I have to wait to see you again at 3:00 p.m. Sigh, but I can't blame you. Because I was late, I couldn't help it. Let's go get something to eat and then come back.

I said goodbye to Noey while teasing sweet words like always. Then walked out of the office. Go straight to the elevator that you just walked out of a moment ago. Press down to the ground floor. before walking out of the building

“Where should I go now?” I mumbled softly to myself. After looking at the watch on his own wrist This is the time when many department stores have just opened. So I decided to take my own feet and walk onto the bus. Head straight to the nearest department store.

The sound of people in the afternoon is noisy everywhere. But that matter is not important. Right now, the more important matter is that I'm going to be late for work again. Because he actually encountered some kind of emergency situation. To be late like this Let's just say I had to pay the taxi driver one more time.

Will today's wages be worth the travel expenses? Sigh...

I hurriedly ran towards the same elevator. And because he arrived at the moment when the elevator door was about to close. So I had to use my own voice to help me.

“I want to go with you!”

The elevator door that was about to close was opened by someone inside. I inserted my body inside. In the afternoon like this, there shouldn't be so many people using the elevator service. Why are there so many people watching unusually today? I asked a question in my mind before receiving an answer from two female employees behind me who were talking.

“The other elevator shouldn't be broken. Look, people are all crammed into this narrow rectangular box.”

“That's you, but luckily only one elevator was broken. If both are lost I would definitely be able to walk up the stairs without my legs dragging.”

Blah blah blah.

The two girls continued to talk about miscellaneous matters. Personally, I had long ago turned my attention away from them to another group of three girls. Why? Because my favorite was also standing in that group talking. But she didn't seem to notice me.

I stood and looked at her happily. Before I had to turn my attention away from her to the sound of some kind of signal instead. Drops of murky water began to emerge from the hairy holes on his face. Both of his eyebrows began to furrow into a knot. I began to have difficulty breathing. Ready to look and explore the surroundings No one has noticed this abnormality yet.

I slowly glanced up at the number telling me. There is still a long way to reach my destination. What should I do?

Every second the elevator moved up to higher floors was meaningful to me.

3rd floor

One person walked out before the door slowly closed and started working again. At this point, no one probably knows. My heart has already floated up to the 14th floor. The drops of sweat that had sprung from his face began to trickle down his frame. I tried to take a deep breath. and exhale slowly and gently I fully suppressed my symptoms.

4th floor

I feel a little better. So he let out a soft sigh. His right hand was raised to roughly wipe away the sweat from his face. No one seems to have noticed yet.

5th floor

A slight breeze from outside the elevator door made me jump and I almost moaned. At this moment, I accidentally stumbled into Butter. She turned to look, so the two of us exchanged a little greeting.

6th floor

Mr. Pete, an important customer of the company, walked into the elevator. He glanced at the floor selection button. But it seemed that the floor he wanted to go to was already reserved by someone. He still stood still. Now I'm starting to think and look for a solution for myself. Because I'm sure that soon that feeling will come back again.

And my patience has its limits too. But if I don't endure it The person who will get the most work is probably me. Oh my gosh, why does something like this have to happen to me?

7th floor

I started to get stressed out again. His face, which was once dry, began to become wet with sweat. I started to feel restless. This time, his whole body tensed. The more you get to experience the tiny air conditioner in the elevator as well. It made me feel even more tense. But of course I have to hold on.

Within a narrow rectangular box, there were almost 10 people who shared this fate. I couldn't do anything arbitrarily.

8th floor

When will it reach the level I want? It's like heaven is bullying this elevator. When playing, parking is broken on every floor. Because of this, it wastes even more time.

9th floor

Something made me stop in my tracks. His eyes secretly looked left and right with suspicion. No one has had any reaction yet.

10th floor

Brother Ja walked into the elevator. She saw me almost immediately. Of course, Brother Ja didn't hesitate. Pretending to be dissatisfied, he complained to me about a series of things from the morning. But only for a moment She began to notice something unusual about me. She then asked about my condition with concern. I replied in denial that it was nothing.

Just feeling a little hot But Grandpa said that my face looked pale, like a person who was sick. I opened my mouth and prepared to speak. But then I quickly shut my mouth because I felt a thrill all over my body. The hair on my arms began to stand up uncontrollably.

11th floor

Who shared the fate of the elevator with me More than half walked away. That helped me feel a little better. However, I must continue to be patient. Because if I stop being patient Noey and her friends will definitely be in trouble too.

12th floor

I began to feel a shiver down my spine, as if something was slowly crawling up my back. What I'm enduring It seemed almost unbearable. Noey walked out of the elevator with her friend. Now, inside this square box, there are only 3 members left who share my fate.

13th floor

I can't stand it anymore! I had goosebumps all over my body, my face was pale, and I was sweating profusely. feel the chills My whole spine tingles. Right now, P'Ja and Khun Pete are having fun chatting with each other, and no one is paying any attention to me. But it's good. Because I'm thinking I won't endure it any longer.

14th floor

It's not yet time for me to decide what to do. The gates of heaven had just opened. Now I can survive!

"Oh, it's Tam. Why haven't you come out of the elevator yet? Hurry up, so I can check on our work." Heh heh, not yet. I still have things to do before going to see you.

"Uh...I'll follow you soon." After saying that, I closed the elevator door. After looking around Didn't find anyone else in here. My utmost patience had finally come to an end!

Pooh!!!!

I pressed the elevator door open and quickly carried my body out of the rectangular box. Finally, I was freed. I walked into the office smiling and in a good mood.