Cat's Eye View (Elevator)

The cat waits in the inky shadowed corners, patient until someone comes in to open up the silver box. Finally, someone enters the lobby. The cat's ears perk up, one eyelid rises. It's the old lady, carrying a paper bag of groceries.

He's no big fan of the old lady, but she has the power to open the box same as any person. She presses the button on the wall and waits, and boards when the doors open. The cat waits until the last moment and shoots in.

"Out, you horrid thing!" the old lady cries, but it's too late for the doors close, missing the cat's tail by bare inches. "Ooh, you did that on purpose, I know you did!"

The cat ignores her, sitting on his haunches and licking a paw nonchalantly. The bell rings at each new level, and when the elevator comes to a stop, he strides off with nary a glance behind him.

"Don't you dare try to run in my apartment, you vile little devil!" she calls after him. But the cat has business of his own and disappears around a bend in the hallway. Muttering under her breath, the woman puts the key in her lock and opens her door.