Affairs Of The Heart

"I shouldn't of said that" Helen mumbles as Max  enters the elevator, "said what" he replies back as if he doesn't know what she's talking about, hands in his pocket with a unreadable expression on his face. "That you were lucky after everything you've been through" he chuckles "but I'am lucky, I'm in 5% you said" Helen sighs "that's not what I meant and you know it" she bites back, silence surrounds them as the elevator moves agonisingly slow, Helen's expression softens as she speaks "You can talk to me you've always talked to me" Max doesn't move from his position facing the elevator doors willing them to open while Helen stands behind him "Stop" he says coldly but she doesn't "it's hard to know what to say"  "I don't want you to say anything it's actually worse when people say something so just don't" he responds and before she can even process there's a Loud screeching noise, the light black out  and the elevator stops with a strong jolt that sends Helen backwards and Max reaches for her "you okay?" He asks and she silently nods as awkwardly lets go of her, he then realised the elevator isn't moving, he tries to open the doors but they don't open, he groans as he presses the bell button and soon greeted with Miguel "Dr Goodwin?! He says through the intercom, "Max rubs the back of his neck as Helen looks worried "Miguel the elevator has stopped and doors won't open  what's going on?"  We hear muffling on the other end u til Miguel replies "Your in between platforms, the electrics have malfunctioned, I've got someone calling for the engineers as we speak, we will get you out as soon as we can Dr Goodwin" Max groans again "how long? How long are myself and Dr Sharpe stuck here?" More muffling, "I'm not sure Dr Goodwin it may be a hour of more  but I promise we are working on it, I will keep you updated" Max leans his against the cold elevator walls as he groans "Miguel let Karen know" "alright Dr Goodwin, bye for now" and with that they are greeted with silence again but it's full of tension and things unsaid things that are laced together with frail string and locked behind steel bars.

Max walks around pacing up and down in the confined space mumbling to himself "this is karma, it's karma Georgia" Helen stares at him "being stuck in a elevator is karma or being stuck with ME in a elevator is karma?" She asks, Max freezes but doesn't say anything. "You are my best friend Max" she says shortly before following "I thought I was yours too" Max puts a hand on his temple "You are Helen" She walks in front of him so she's in his direct view yet he still avoids eye contact. "why is being stuck with me karma then" he looks up and it's the first time he looks at her directly in the eyes since  the crash; "It's not, I was just. I don't know just talking about the whole situation it's just karma, I'm living and Georgia is dead and this being stuck in a elevator no matter who it's with is karma!" He begins pacing again in frustration  while Helen just watched him. "Max I know you don't want to talk about it but I want you to know I know how
Your feeling, the anger, the guilt, the pain of losing a loved one it's.." Max interrupts her "Helen no offence but you have no clue what il feeling so please just stop" he leans his head against the cold elevator wall and closes his eyes wishing that when he open s them he will be anywhere but here. Helen walks over to where he is pacing and stands in front of him, getting slightly frustrated now; "Max when I lost Mo I went through everything you are going through right now and I get we are different and we grieve differently but pleaser don't tell me I don't know what your going though because I do" she replies sternly, Max just rolls his eyes and walks back towards the wall "Helen I'm warning you. Stop." Helen scoffs "oh your warning me now?! What is this Max?! This isn't you?!, I'm trying to be supportive of you and you are just..." Max hits the wall hard that it makes a loud echoing clang that sends vibrations across the metal box "YOU CANT BE SUPPORTIVE HELEN BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA THE TURMOIL IM IN"! He shouts and now it's Helen's time to freeze as he continues "you say you understand but you don't!did you constantly put Mo second to your job that ended up with a separation that only didn't happen because you had cancer?! Did you constantly miss out on dates and appointments for your CHILD because of said job and most of all did you catch feelings for someone else while doing all that?! While your partner carried your child, while your partner laid on a table dying you left her because you were searching for said person you have feelings for and now your partner is dead you still have feelings for that person, feelings you can't do shit about which is making you hate yourself and resent that person, resent your Bestfriend for your stupid feelings?! No?! Then no you don't know how I'm feeling so please for the love of my saintly just be quiet!!" The end bit comes out in a sob as he leans heavily against the wall with his hands holding him up as Helen just watches on. Just then Miguel speaks through the speaker "Dr Goodwin?" Max doesn't move or say anything from his position so Helen takes over "it's Dr Sharpe, any update? She asks calmly despite her heart beating so hard that she can hear it in her head, "Dr Sharpe, Dr Goodwin, the engineers are here, they are working hard to get you out but we have alerted the firefighters who may have a better chance at getting you out quicker so we hope it won't be much longer" Helen says her thanks as Miguel promised to update soon before leaving.