My Short-Lived Life at Being Perfect by Thornlow Brenda

Author:Thornlow, Brenda [Thornlow, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2016-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

When I’m asked what the first physical feature I notice in a person is, I always answer, the eyes. Maybe it’s because of that old adage about the eyes being the window to the soul; I don’t know. All I know is that one of the first things I noticed about Jim, Neil, and my current husband are their eyes.

My coworker from California Riviera, Neil, had the bluest eyes I had ever seen along with jet black hair to offset them. As I touched on in a previous chapter, he and his family were originally from Jordan, having migrated to the States a few years prior. When he was transferred from his telemarketing position to an administrative role, we ended up working the same schedule which offered us a chance to get more acquainted with each other. When I opened up to Mark about my developing feelings for Neil, the rift that had been growing between us worsened. Rather than this being an incentive for Mark to work on our relationship, he used it as an opportunity to push me away even farther. I had no idea what to make of it and no idea what I should do.

One day at the office, Neil was behind closed doors with the boss and some others. I don’t exactly know what took place but when the meeting ended Neil stormed out of the conference room, nodded to me as he passed my desk and proceeded to walk out the door. Working as an office admin offers you the chance to experience all kinds of different industries and work environments; every industry is going to need someone who orders office supplies, answer phones, coordinate meetings and manage documents among other tasks. I believe the telemarketing industry is the most colorful out of all of them. It’s not at all unusual to see someone quit on the spot, flip off his manager and storm off only to return the next day as if nothing happened. The type of people who worked there were quite interesting as the only requirement needed was the ability to dial a phone and read a script. This was probably the reason why I liked my coworkers so much; to those on the outside looking in, we were all a little “off” in our own way. To reiterate, this was my experience at this particular company. I’m sure there are many other telemarketing companies that operate in a more professional manner; however I didn’t work at any of those places.

A few minutes after he left the office, my phone rang. It was Neil. He asked me if I could meet him at a deli down the street from the office ridiculously named Tummy Stuffer. He said he wanted to talk to me about something. I immediately felt both nervous and excited. I honestly had no idea what he wanted to talk about even though to the average person it would be pretty evident. I was afraid of someone from

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