The Way It Works by William Kowalski

Author:William Kowalski
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC000000, book
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2010-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Okay, so one little courier job a week is nothing. But ten of them…that would start to add up. A hundred, and I’d be in good shape.

It looks like I have a new job. And this one is not too good to be true.

It’s just good.

It’s two days later. I’m broke again. But this time it’s okay. I just spent fifty bucks on a stack of business cards. I’ve never had business cards before. They make me feel official. But more importantly, they make me look good.

The business cards say NEV-R-LATE URBAN COURIER. And they have my name and phone number on them.

The phone number belongs to the new cell phone I just got. That’s what I spent the rest of my money on. Can’t do business if you don’t have a phone.

So now I’m walking door to door. I go into every business I see. Lawyers, doctors, dentists, financial firms. I don’t care. Everyone needs a courier sometime. And I want that courier to be me.

I do the same thing in each place. I introduce myself to the receptionist. I hand her a card and explain who I am. Then I ask if the office manager is available. Most of the time, the answer is no. But sometimes I get to speak to the person in charge.

“I’ll make this fast, because I know you’re busy,” I say to them. “I can deliver anywhere in the city for half the price of the competition. I’m never late. Guaranteed. If you want a reference, call this number.” And I give them the name and number of the owner of the impound lot. He’s already agreed to be my reference. So maybe my car getting towed wasn’t such a bad thing after all.

I’ve been doing this for a whole day. I’ve knocked on maybe fifty doors. I want to hit fifty more before five o’clock.

It’s just three o’clock when my phone rings for the first time. I’m so excited, I almost drop it. A jeweler needs something picked up and delivered to him asap. Can I do it now?

“Sure thing,” I say. “You’ll have it in an hour.”

While I’m making that delivery, the phone rings again. A music store owner needs me to go pick up a guitar for him. It just happens to be on the way to the jeweler.

“No problem,” I say.

That’s my first day. I make fifty bucks, cash. I charged the jeweler a little extra because it was a rush job. But he didn’t care. He was just happy to get his package.

I sleep in my car again that night. But this time, I don’t mind. I had enough money at the end of the day to buy a decent meal. And my brain is spinning with possibilities. How far can I take this thing? It’s the right idea at the right time. I always thought I would love to work in finance. But it would be even better to work for myself.

I’m up bright and early the next morning.

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