A Ride on the Trolley

I slipped through the sliding doors right after the elevator descent and tumbled into the bright building lobby! Right by the concierge desk sat a two-tiered chrome parcel cart with wide wire baskets. Gasp—a rolling safari vehicle! I took a frantic flying leap, sinking both paws into the lower wire mesh and hauling my fluffy belly aboard. Squeak-rattle! The tiny rubber wheels unexpectedly rolled forward an inch across the polished terrazzo! My eyes popped wide and I let out a sharp gasp, paws clamping tight to the metal bars, convinced I was speeding away onto the street! But the cart gently bumped against a wooden parcel counter and halted, leaving me happily peering out at the tall glass entrance doors.