Scotia's Grave by T L Harty

Author:T L Harty [Harty, T L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780998285474
Published: 2020-04-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15- Marine World

“How did your interview go?” Dad asked, when I came through the door.

“I got a job. A lot of it has to do with the fact that the high school kids aren’t out of school yet and I live so close, but it’s a great position. I’ll be working in the aquarium, as a guide. I have to learn all this.”

I dropped a thick handbook on the kitchen table titled, “Local Sea Life.”

Dad glanced at it. “Why do you have to learn this?”

“I’ll be giving tours in the aquarium and they want me to know all about the sea life there. It’s way better than making popcorn or being a cashier and it pays more, too.”

It had been a mere three days since I walked out on Rick in the restaurant, determined to go about my life with normality and reason…something Rick didn’t seem to possess. Marriage! Ha! But, I knew his pain was real…pain that I had caused. The thought of that needled at me.

He would soon be in Paris, but already had traveled home to Vermont. He left me his number in Vermont and the number of the host family in France that would house him through his internship. He promised he would not call me, so that I’d get the space I wanted.

There were moments, out of selfish loneliness; I’d pick up the phone. He’d drop everything to be with me, but I desired his company for half a day, at most. That wouldn’t be fair to Rick. Besides, how sorry can I feel for a guy who will be spending a summer in France? He’d be enjoying the finest foods and culture in a foreign land, while my summer would smell of fish...a couple of miles away.

I studied the handbook over the next couple of days. Soon, the day came when I needed to attend training for the tour guides. There were about a dozen trainees that showed up on the first day. I didn’t recognize anyone, but a couple of the girls and one of the guys obviously knew each other. They high-fived, exclaiming how “awesome” this summer would be. It was then that I wished I’d have spent the summer at Grammy and Gramps again. The job market was slim pickings in their area, but Grammy or Gramps would have no problem getting me a job somewhere.

After we practiced giving each other tours, the aquarium manager rewarded us with a lunch at a small restaurant in the theme park, called The Oasis. We took two big tables and stuck them together. We were the only ones there and quickly realized, just as we had been practicing the tours, we were the guinea pigs for a practice lunch run at the restaurant.

The meals took forever to arrive at the table, but it gave everyone a chance to get to know one another better. They all seemed like very nice people. None of them grated on my nerves, but that could be a testimony to the hiring process.

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