The metal door slammed shut, echoing throughout the stairwell. Jordan covered his ears from the sharp sound, which didn’t seem to bother Sara in the slightest. A heavy thud, thud of each of her footsteps echoed as she climbed stair after stair before reaching a flat walkway.
The dim lights of the corridor made it difficult for Jordan to see very far in front of him because his eyes were weaker than hers. Outside of the apparent differences in stature, ocular power was the area that showed the most prominent gap between them.
He glanced downward for a moment before his fear of heights kicked in and he averted his eyes upward. Would a time ever come when this would be normalized? Jordan thought to himself as Sara continued towards her next class.
“I can hear you so much easier in here. It’s pretty difficult to hear you in the hallways.” Sara said, breaking the silent lull that had fallen between them. “I know you can’t help it. I just didn’t think your voice was as soft as it is. I wonder if they make little phones for people your size? If they do, you could just call me, and I could put in one of my earbuds in, then you could talk to me that way when we are at school and around campus.”
The notion of having to call Sara to speak was off-putting at best. While he didn’t like the idea of it all, he couldn’t help but admit that it had some merit. In loud situations, it would be reassuring that he could call her, especially if they were somehow separated.
“I can’t imagine there would be much of a market for tiny phones though,” Jordan said
“You’re crazy; everything is becoming little. There is a whole market around people like you. Look at how people are with their cats and dogs. You can’t tell me they won’t be shopping for their new little umm” Sara says with a pause as she thinks for a long moment before saying. “friends.”
Sara bounded up the next set of stairs before opening a second large metal door that led out into a hallway that looked similar to the hallway they left on the level below. However, Sara immediately turned into a classroom.
“See how quick that was.”
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