Lawd, Mo' Drama by Tina Brooks McKinney

Author:Tina Brooks McKinney [McKinney, Tina Brooks]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, General, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9781593090524
Google: EMmEZ3vkBTwC
Amazon: 1593090528
Publisher: STREBOR BOOKS
Published: 2007-04-17T00:00:00+00:00

LEAH

I was more nervous about leaving the children at day care for a full day than I was about starting a new job. They must have sensed my trepidation because—for once—they did not give me any resistance when I was getting them dressed. After taking an unusually long time getting it together, I finally settled on the same navy blue suit I had worn for my interview. It was conservative but sexy. I pulled my shoulder-length hair into a bun and added my glasses to achieve that professional look of corporate America.

Mya waited until I had pulled up at the center to act a fool. She started shouting and beating herself about the head. It appeared that she didn’t want to go inside, but I was wrong. She was excited about going back, but her confused mind was sending her mixed signals. The only reason I knew this was because when Mr. Richmond stepped out of his office and grabbed her from my arms, Mya’s smile could have brightened a dark room. Malik and Kayla ran off in the direction of their classrooms like they had been attending the center all their lives.

“Wow that was easier than I thought.” I turned to leave. “Wait, my contact information is on my application. If I’m not available, I left my mother’s number as well. Since this is the first day at work, it might not look good if I get any personal calls; unless it is an emergency,” I mumbled, still stressing and using way too many words to make a simple point.

“We’ll be fine but, if I need to, I’ll call you personally. I’ve got a little pull with the owner of the firm. Knock ’em dead,” Mr. Richmond said, winking as I turned to wave at them both.

I felt ten pounds lighter when I left the center. But as I drove the few short blocks to work, my nervousness returned. I did not doubt my secretarial skills. Getting to know people who would be around me for eight hours a day left a sour taste in my stomach. I hoped there were no drama queens or divas there.

My first few hours were spent filling out health insurance forms and watching orientation films. It was boring, but at least I didn’t feel like a guppy in a fish tank. That came later when I was given the grand tour of the building. Our offices occupied four floors of the ten-story building. On my interview I did not question my assignment, but I was pleased to find out that I would be working in the word processing center. Some secretaries had a problem with working in a pool, but I preferred it. It gave me the opportunity to view and participate in all of the firm’s different cases.

Most of the work that filtered down to word processing involved legal documents, and I would not have to do daily correspondence, which I found boring and tedious. My supervisor’s name was Andrea Brooks. She was a black woman in her mid-to-late fifties who seemed cool enough.

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