At least I know I'm alive.

Coming back from breakfast with a friend this morning, I walked up the stairs to my house and entered the first door. As I was fishing my keys out of my purse which would ultimately allow me to enter the second door, and thus the building, I was terrified when I heard a slight shuffling of feet coming from someone standing directly next to me in the doorway.

Anna: *gasps!

Gangly fellow: Hahaha, I wasn't sure if I should open the door for you or not. So then I just stood here, not sure if you would notice me, but I guess you heard me breathing. Hahaha.

Anna: Um. Yeah. Who are you?

Gangly fellow: I'm Stephanie's friend Jacob. She lives on the second floor.

Anna: What are you doing standing in the entryway?

Jacob: Waiting for my car to heat up. What apartment are you in?

Anna: Um, that one (*points). Ok, well good luck with your car. *enters second door

Jacob: I actually think I'll wait in here. *shoves into the second door behind me

Anna: Oh. Um. Bye. *incoherent stammering, fumbling with apartment door lock

Jacob: Well, hey, at least you know you're alive, right? Hahahaha!

Anna: *hurries into apartment, closes and locks door, stays on other side of door listening for him to leave.

Jacob: *exits house 15 seconds later