Catching our Breath.

Half way up a broken escalator, climbing out of the metro.
An overweight woman in her thirties stops in place, blocking the way: “Nah, fuck this. I'm not going anywhere until I catch my motherfucking breath.”
Me, standing directly behind her: “Okay.”
Overweight woman still blocking the escalator: “This shit is always broken too. Does Metro think I need to lose weight? Is that why they're always making me climb up this broken shit?”
Me: Shrug.
Voice from below where a crowd is forming, waiting to pass: “Move your ass out the way!”
Overweight woman sighing as she slowly resumes walking the rest of the way up the escalator: “Yeah, I hear you. I'm moving my fat ass as fast as I can. Fucking Metro can't fix a fucking escalator.”