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Bob And Shanthi A comedy I wrote

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THE CAST

SHANTHI: A light-skinned Indian lady in her early thirties; pretty, with long hair and a massive cleavage. Vivacious, loves curry and spices, and is eagerly looking for a British husband. A very religious Hindu lady and ,conservative at heart – her only guilty pleasure is her love for white wine. Shanthi is a receptionist at Translink Transport.

SMITHA: An Indian lady, skinny with short hair, pretty and brown-skinned. In her late twenties. A great friend of Shanthi – the two enjoy a happy hour of wine and gossip every Friday evening. Smitha is a team leader in a computer software company.

BOB: A handsome man with blond closely cropped hair, in his early thirties. Bob is a car salesman, and a cynical atheist, . Unmarried, he loves going out for drinks with his mates, loves his Guinness, but above all he loves coloured women, especially Indian women.

ACT 1

SCENE

Bob’s apartment: the kitchen. Bob loves his Guinness and cars, he loves cooking and has a lot of spices in his kitchen, his bachelor pad is a bit messy, he loves football and his favourite food is rice and curry. He has a few Indian movie dvd’s and wants to

learn to talk Indian as he calls it and is hoping he will learn the language someday so that he can go on holiday with his girlfriend one day especially to the Taj Mahel in Agra India he always found this place very romantic

[Enter BOB. He has just come back from work. He goes to the kitchen, takes out a can of Guinness and browses the Fusion101 website. SHANTHI and BOB have both recently put their descriptions on Fusion101, a free dating website. Both, being thrifty, have decided this is a logical thing to do.]

BOB: All right, Fusion101 . . . Women in Northern Ireland . . . Hmm! Shanthi. You’re a pretty girl. [He looks at SHANTHI’s profile as he drains his can of beer. The smile on his face may be the alcohol, or his growing infatuation with her.] Looks Asian . . . that long dark hair. Just my type. [Begins to type an email, composing the message out loud.] Hey Shanthi. The more I look at your profile the more keen I am to meet you.

ACT 2

SCENE

Morning: Shanthi’s apartment. Shanthi has a very traditional

Indian style and prides her self as an Interior Designer, she has a small red sofa set and two red armchairs with Indian designed cushion covers and a large bronze elephant at the side, she also has posters of Indian Film stars has a prayer room for her Gods and keeps her apartment very tidy, she also has Indian and Western clothes in her wardrobe, loves her make-up and high heel shoes, Her bedroom is large with a king sized bed which has a traditional Indian print duvet and pillows cover with black and red wall paper .

[SHANTHI sees BOB’s email and is very excited.]

SHANTHI: Bob! Such a handsome white man . . . Hare Krishna Hare Rama! [Lights her incense stick to the Gods, and then types an email to Bob.]

Bob checks his email at work and is very excited to see Shanthi’s email and invites her to a date at Nandos on Friday.

ACT 3
SCENE
Evening: Shanthi’s apartment.

[Shanthi looks excited and very nervous, as she applies a face pack and puts rollers in her hair. She is wearing a dressing gown,

having just taken a shower. She is singing to a Hindi song playing on her CD player. The doorbell rings.]

SHANTHI: [Happy to see her best friend] Oh hi, Smitha!

[Enter SMITHA. She holds a good job at a computer company.] Smitha is wearing a smart office grey dress with a black coat, black tights and red high heel shoes with red lipstick and short hair.

SMITHA: [Shocked] What are you doing yar? Babra bab! Oh my God!

SHANTHI: Not Bab yaar, Bob! I think I have found the handsome white love of my life. Sorry I did not text you earlier. I am going on a date with Bob!

SMITHA: Is he white? Oh baby, your Mum and Dad are going to be shocked!

SHANTHI: It is good karma. I must have been good in my past life.

SMITHA: Now now, no Ramayana and Mahabaratha talk, Bob may be a very good Christian. Ok yaar I will help you choose a dress to wear. And please do not take your hot chilli pickle to the date!

SHANTHI: Nooo! I jolly well will, yes missus.

SMITHA: What are you going to wear?

SHANTHI: My favourite pink salwar, of course.

SMITHA: He is Bob not Babu, Bob yaar, a white Christian man. Can I see a picture?

[SHANTHI shows SMITHA a picture of Bob on the Fusion101 profile.]

SMITHA: Ohhh he is very handsome man, go you lucky girl! Now now, wear that sexy

black low-cut maxi dress which shows your cleavage, white men like to see a little bit of flesh.

[SHANTHI puts on her black dress, and SMITHA lets out a whistle.]

SMITHA: You look super, baby! Now let me help you with your eyeliner and some lip gloss. And please Shanthi, no big red dot or bhindhi, he is a white Christian man.

[SMITHA asks SHANTHI to do a twirl, and completes the look with a gold shawl. SHANTHI looks quite pretty; she puts on her high heels, sprays on some Revlon perfume.]

,SMITHA: Ok miss, I hope you stun the dude! And please do not use your chilli pickle unless it is really necessary – and no more than two glasses of wine.

ACT 4

SCENE

The date: Nandos in Victoria Square, Belfast.Nandos is a very open friendly restaurant very family friendly for working class people and has nice music but at the same time also has a bar for Shanthi’s guilty pleasure white wine and Guinness for Bob

[BOB sits looking handsome and lonesome in a black jacket and crisp white shirt, his cropped blonde hair spiked.]

[Enter SHANTHI. BOB is quite taken aback, as she looks very attractive, especially her cleavage, and he likes what he sees. He has actually fallen for this pretty Asian lady.]

BOB [rising from the chair and shaking SHANTHI’s hand]: Good day.

SHANTHI [smiling and shaking her head in the Indian way]: Hello, hello.

BOB: What would you like to drink?

SHANTHI: Yes please, white wine. [She looks at Bob, thinking he is quite handsome.]

[Enter WAITRESS. She brings a Guinness for BOB and white wine for SHANTHI.]

SHANTHI: I am a receptionist at the Translink office. What do you do?

BOB: I’m a chief car sales man.

[The WAITRESS presents them with the menu card.]

SHANTHI: I’ll have fish and chips.

BOB: And the steak dinner for me.

[WAITRESS exits, and re-enters with the food.]

SHANTHI [politely taking a bite]: Ooh too bland! [She takes her chilli pickle out of her purse and eats her dinner with her chill pickle.]

Bob [intrigued]: Let me try some. [Takes a big bite with his salad, coughs, and grows red at the ears. He drinks his whole glass of Guinness and tries to shout to the waitress for some more, but lets

out only a squeak, unable to talk. SHANTHI gives him her glass of water and BOB drains it in one gulp. SHANTHI gets the WAITRESS to get more water for BOB, as BOB wipes the perspiration from his forehead.]

SHANTHI [now looking like a Victoria’s Secret model with three cans of Guinness and one glass of water]: It is really sweet of you Bob, to try my famous chilli pickle.

ACT 5
SCENE
Outside Nandos, a few hours later.

[SHANTHI has now had four glasses of white wine and one vodka cocktail, as they exit Nandos.]

SHANTHI [hugging BOB]: Bobbie, my dear Bobbie, you are so dishy and so dandy. [Laughs out loud.]

BOB [holding on to her]: Baby we should get you home.

SHANTHI: Not without you baby.

[BOB now nearly carries SHANTHI to his car.]

SHANTHI [singing, taking hold of BOB’s hand]: All by myself, don’t want to be all by myself any more.

[BOB, smiling sweetly, puts SHANTHI in the back seat.]

SHANTHI [keeps blubbering]: Bobbie you make me feel like a natural woman.

[BOB somehow gets her address. It is nearly 1 am when they arrive at SHANTHI’s council home.]

ACT 6 SCENE

Late night. Shanthi’s apartment.

[BOB takes SHANTHI to her room, removes her shoes, and puts her to bed. He looks at this pretty light skinned Asian lady and

whistles and whispers to himself that Shanthi is beautiful.]

SHANTHI [keeps blubbering]: Bob oh Bobbie.

[BOB tucks her into bed and kisses her cheek.]

ACT 7

SCENE

Late night. Outside Shanthi’s council home.

[BOB gets into his car. The car does not start. BOB gets worried and tries a few times. The car still refuses to start. He comes to the conclusion and says to himself

“Man looks like I have to spend the night in this gorgeous misses home this damn car is not starting must be a sign from the Gods”

ACT 8
SCENE
Late night. Shanthi’s apartment.

[BOB tries sleeping on the the sofa but it is too tiny. The only place available is SHANTHI’s king sized bed. BOB removes his shoes and socks, and gets into bed beside SHANTHI, who is now fast asleep. He snuggles into bed beside her. He smiles a naughty smile and says “ Man I could get used to

this,I would love to wake up with this gorgeous exotic lady by my side and snuggles beside her.

SHANTHI [snuggles close beside him, whispering]: Bob oh Bobbie. [She sleeps beside him, her lips slightly open.]

ACT 9

The next morning. Shanthi’s apartment.

[SHANTHI wakes up and sees Bob in bed beside her.]

SHANTHI [shocked]: Hare Krishna! What have I done?

BOB [getting up]: Hi, gorgeous, good morning. It’s more like hare bob, baby.

SHANTHI [shouts out]: Oh God! Did we – you – you know, that thing – did we do it?

BOB [smiling]: What thing, baby? Oh you mean you and me, all night long, baby? While you were shouting, Bobbie you are so dandy?

SHANTHI: Oh hare Krishna! The Gods are going to be angry!

[BOB looks very amused, enjoying this escapade.]

Act 8

SCENE

The same.

[The doorbell rings.]

SMITHA [outside the apartment, shouting]: Shanthi, are you up?

SHANTHI [shouting]: Oh my dear lord, what to do now, babra bab!

BOB: More like Bob, sweetheart.

[SHANTHI pushes BOB into the kitchen and opens the door.]

SMITHA: So tell me about the date night, over coffee. [She heads to the kitchen, and

SHANTHI tries to push her away from the kitchen door.]

SHANTHI: Go to the prayer room, the Lord Krishna is waiting to hear you. Here is the incense stick.

SMITHA: No yaar, I have bought halwa sweet. [She opens the kitchen door and sees a handsome blonde man in boxer shorts having a cup of coffee. She drops the halwa, shouting] Hare Krishna hare ram!

BOB [smiling sweetly]: Good morning.

SMITHA: Oh my God Shanthi, did you both, you know, did you both – ?

SHANTHI: Bob, did we, you know, do that – ?

BOB: Do what, baby?

SHANTHI [taking her incense sticks, goes to do her chanting]: Hare Krishna [SMITHA joins her]Hare Rama.

After which Smitha goes home saying she has a headache giving Shanthi a hug
[BOB sits by the table, drinking coffee, reading the newspaper, and smiling to himself.]

SHANTHI [goes to have a shower, muttering]: What have I done!

[SHANTHI emerges from the bathroom, dries herself and wears her favourite pink salwar. BOB whistles when he sees her, and SHANTHI blushes.]

BOB: Shanthi, I really like you, from your spicy chilli pickle to your sweet smile. Would you be my girlfriend?

SHANTHI: I must have been good in my past karma!

[BOB leans over to kiss SHANTHI, and she puckers up. Just as they are kissing, the kitchen door opens. There stand SHANTHI’s

MUM and DAD, looking shocked at SHANTHI kissing a blond white man in boxer shorts.]

[BOB, going red, stands up and shakes hands with SHANTHI’s DAD, who is too shocked to speak.]

[SHANTHI’S MUM rushes to the prayer room chanting and praying. Oh Hare Rama I told this Idiot husband of mine do not go the UK they kiss before marriage and our daughters marry white people if they marry and Oh Hare Rama and wails saying they eat the Holy Cow,

[SHANTHI rushes to her room.]OH Hare Krishna what a timing you

are a naughty God and you have given me a white man who comes into my life my whole family turn up and now I must break coconuts at the temple I will break an extra coconut just for Bob, I am like a coconut brown outside and white inside Indian outside, British inside ,

[BOB gets changed.]

BOB [kissing Shanthi’s cheek]: See you soon, sweetheart. I’ll call you tonight.

SHANTHI [blushing and kissing him back]: I’ll be waiting for your call. [She looks worried about the explanation to her MUM AND DAD, who are now staring at her

with mouths wide open like goldfish.]

Shanthi: This is my boyfriend, Bob.

Fluffy Goes To School

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Hi there dear sweetypies, my darling munchkins today I am going to write for the children so if you are a parent or grandparent and want to read a bedtime story for your little one then this story is especially for you Happy Reading :-

One day a big brown mother rabbit was sitting on the sofa  of her home it was cold and snowing outside daddy rabbit went to find some food for mama rabbit.

Daddy Rabbit wore his long grey coat, his hat took his umbrella and went to the shop run by Mr and Mrs beaver . So what would you like Mr Peter Rabbit asked Mrs beaver we have freshly caught fish, Daddy rabbit wrinkled his nose and said no we are vegetarians, Mrs Beaver said vegetarians wha what is vegetarians ? She could not imagine any one not liking her fresh fish. Oh Oh yes said Daddy Peter Rabbit getting impatient making foot prints in the snow we do not eat meat of any kind said daddy rabbit, then what am I  asked Mrs Beaver  ?daddy rabbit said dear dear Mrs beaver you are a non vegetarian  you eat vegetables and meat.

Oh I see  said Mrs Beaver. Well daddy Rabbit then you may help your self for some celery as she pulled out a brown bag from under the table of her fish and  in that packet were celery and some carrots.

Oh goody, goody I love celery and carrots thank you so much Mrs beaver and how much is that ?  Oh  a pound, Oh thank Mrs Beaver bye bye righteo My wife would be so happy. Mrs Rabbit was wearing her favourite dress with her shawl covering her shoulders with her glasses on her nose knitting a beautiful dress for her baby that was due to come in a few days.

This was her first baby and the scan at Dr Owls Clinic showed that it was a baby girl they were so excited as they shook the wing of Dr Owl. Hi Honey I am home said daddy Rabbit and “oh darling I am so hungry what have you bought” said Mama Rabbit . Oh darling mummy I have bought celery and carrots.

Thank you dear said mummy rabbit as she took the celery and made a delicious salad with walnuts and strawberries and celery and they had boiled carrots as the main course. Oh yummy yummy said daddy rabbit as he ate his salad and carrots you make the best salad and carrots in the world said daddy rabbit.

That night mummy rabbit could not sleep, then she woke up daddy rabbit darling daddy I think the  baby is coming hurry up call mrs bear the mid wife so daddy rabbit called mrs bear on his mobile phone. “Mrs bear, the baby is coming “ said daddy Rabbit .Mrs bear said I am coming right away as she got into her  car and came over in 10 minutes.

Daddy Rabbit hold mrs rabbit’s hands  and tell mrs rabbit not to worry daddy rabbit put on his dressing gown and did as bear had said suddenly he heard the sweetest squeak possible and there was the most beautiful snow white rabbit in Mrs bear’s hands oh she is so so  fluffy  said mama Rabbi and kissed her. Daddy Rabbit held this gorgeous ball of fluff with a cute red nose in his arms and He said we will call her fluffy.

Chapter 2.

Fluffy learnt to walk and run and always asked questions like why is the sky blue or is there really a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. She was still too little to go out shopping with daddy rabbit so she played with butterflies in the garden, she watched mama rabbit gardening and fluffy loved the soft brown sand, she saw mummy rabbit smelling the flowers and little fluffy took a big sniff of the beautiful daffidol in her garden and before she knew it her little red nose quivered and she sneesed loudly a-tishu, aaaaa –tishu oh dear dear said mama rabbit you seem to be catching the cold in you go fluffy but I want to to to a-tishu play said fluffy but as you know we have to listen to grown ups especially if we are catching the cold.

So mama Rabbit gave fluffy calpol and a warm bottle of milk and fluffy went to bed dreaming of green grass, vegetable patches, soft brown soil, butterflies and daffodils..

Fluffy woke up the next morning to the smell of porridge which mama Rabbit was cooking with milk and papa Rabbit was drinking his coffee and reading his paper.Then papa Rabbit said fluffy would you like to come to the post office with me.

Fluffy was so excited she jumped up and down she wore her pretty pink dress with a pink ribbon in her hair as it was spring papa rabbit even bought fluffy strawberry ice-cream on a cone it was so cold but the sun was warm and it was delicious can it was the nicest thing fluffy had eaten.

Papa Rabbit waved to Mr and Mrs Beaver on the way to the post office. The Post Office desk Mr Mouse “can I help you “he said Yes I would like to send this letter to my brother. Yes we can do that  said Mr mouse as he licked the stamp and put it on the envelope. So this must be your daughter said Mr Mouse” How do you do ?said Fluffy as Mama Rabbit had taught her to say to the adults.

How do you do ? little one said Mr Mouse which made fluffy laugh as they were both nearly the same height. They returned home for tea time. Mrs Rabbit had baked cup cakes they were so delicious, there were cup cakes with pink icing, yellow icing , blue icing and white icing they were stupendous.

Mother rabbit said darling fluffy in a few weeks I will teach you to bake cup cakes. Fluffy was so excited she was going to bake her very own cup cakes what fun. Mama Rabbit had bought her an apron for the kitchen which read in silver Baking Princess.

Fluffy let out a loud yawn today she had eaten her very first ice- cream and had cup cakes for tea what a treat she loved growing up. The next day mama Rabbit said Fluffy you are now old enough to leave home to play but be back by Six o’clock for tea.

Chapter 3

Fluffy went out the first day jumping over stones, rolling in the grass and chasing butterflies. It was fun being out by herself like a grown up but then she was getting bored she wanted friends to play with. She hopped, skipped and ran but it was no fun being by herself.

So that night at tea time she said to her mummy and daddy I have no friends I want to play tag and hopscotch but mummy I have no friends.

Mummy said darling next week your cousin Jenny  your daddy’s brother’s daughter and her family are moving to the house near us and school is starting so you will have friends your age.

Oh that will be so much fun what do they teach at school ? They teach ABC the alphabets,   1 23 the numbers and you get to colour with crayons in colouring books and they also have slides, swings, sesaws and yummy food.

Fluffy went to blissful sleep thinking of  school.

Chapter 4

The next week Jenny arrived with Uncle John the rabbit and Aunt Mary the Rabbit, Uncle John was was a real Big Rabbit with a big tummy Jenny and Fluffy ran of to play it was so much of fun playing tag, running together and then they had  a good dinner of boiled potatoes, peas and carrots.

Fluffy and Jenny discussed one topic the most and that was nursery. As they were talking about nursery Mama Rabbit and Aunty Mary Rabbit said girls we are going shopping and we want you both to come with us. We are going to get you school uniforms and pretty shoes for school. They also bought cute school bags fluffy got a pink bag as that was her favourite colour and Jenny bought a red bag as that was her favourite colour.

Jenny and Fluffy were so excited they tried on their different uniforms oh this is too big said Jenny, Oh this is too small said fluffy oh this is just right said both of them and then they went shoe shopping oh this is too small said Jenny oh shoe is way too big said fluffy oh this shoe is just right said both of them.

Then they bought notebooks and crayons and pencils and lunch boxes. Ooooh school is going to be so much fun said fluffy. I can’t wait to go to nursery said Jenny. Come along girls said Aunt Mary tomorrow is school and you need a good night’s sleep. Oh yipeee said fluffy tomorrow is school.

Chapter 5

Fluffy put on her new school uniform it was a white shirt, with a red skirt and white socks and black shoes she was so excited, Mama Rabbit stopped the car at Jenny’s house and picked up Jenny , Fluffy and Jenny sat at the back seat giggling about the red ribbons in their hair that was flying in the wind while aunt Mary sat in the front with Mama Rabbit.

They approached Big Gates and Even Bigger Building which read School for The Oak Tree Animal Forest they got down from their little car. Jenny held the hand of Aunt Mary and Fluffy held Mama Rabbit’s hands they walked up to the Big door and the teacher was Miss  Deer, She was elegant wearing a black dress and big sparkling eyes and said you must be fluffy and you must be Jenny welcome to school and take your seats.

Mama Rabbit and Aunt Jenny Rabbit waved at the girls and said they will pick them up at three o’clock after school. Fluffy and Jenny waved back at them.

At school in their class was Baby Mouse called Kyle, He looked really smart with little mousy glasses. Then there was baby bear called Jeremy and baby beaver called Jolie she smiled at Fluffy and whispered she hoped to play hopscotch with them at the play time and then there was Baby Owl called Donald Wiseman.

The teacher Miss Deer taught them numbers that morning and the fun things they could do with numbers such as addition and subtraction those were fun games?

Soon it was play time and and Jolie the Baby Beaver and Jenny and fluffy played hopscotch as baby Mouse Kyle and Baby Bear Jeremy and Baby Owl Donald played  football oh school was so much fun.

They had their lunch and soon it was time to go home fluffy was tired and when mama bear came to collect them fluffy talked about school the whole time till she reached home fluffy loved school and it was so much fun.

She had tomato soup with bread for dinner and a warm glass of milk and went to sleep dreaming of school and numbers what fun. I love school whispered fluffy as she went to bed.

Good night little one whispered papa rabbit and mama rabbit go to sleep tomorrow is another adventurous day.

The End

Angela

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Angela,

Angela  was  holding  the  envelope  in  her  hands  in  her  cold  dingy  apartment, she  really  needed  this  job  to  pay  the  rent ,  she  had  college  debts  to  pay she  had  finished  her  studies  in  the  University  of  California  and  had  flown to  New  York  to  move  in  with  her  boyfriend  Jacob  till  she  walked  in  on  him and  found  him  with  another  man,  her  Jacob  was  gay.

She  did  not  understand  it  he  was  tall  blonde  handsome  with  blue  grey  eyes  and  she  was  head  over  heels  in  love  with  him.  Literally  head  over heels.

Angela  was  short,  thin  with  long  brunette  hair  and  green  eyes  with  olive complexion.  She  just  wore  vests  with  jeans as  it  was  summer  in  New  York and  the  air  condition  worked  for  just  15 minutes  at  a  time. She  had   to  turn   it  on  and  off  every  15  minutes.

She  bit  her  lip  tore  open  the  envelope  closed  her  eyes  tight  and  said  a whisper  to  the  higher  powers  the  reader  might  call  as  God.  She  read  the contents  of  the  letter , she  had  got  the  job  as  an  apprentice  in  a  leading  law  firm. She  jumped , screamed  and  shouted  a  big  thank you   to  this  unseen  force  to  which  she   always  felt  was  masculine  and  not  feminine.

The  one  thing  she  loved  about  being  female  was  her  adoration  of  high heeled  shoes.  She  was  so  used  to  wearing  high  heels  she could  even  run with  them  and  also  wore  them  with  her  jeans  and  vests.

She  took  out  her  mobile  and  dialled  in  her  mother’s  number ,  her  mum  a sweet  blonde  haired  lady  was  a  loving  and  sympathetic  about  her  situation and  her  dad  and  mum  had  offered   her  some  money  which  she  would  have been  obliged  to  take  if  she  had  not  got  the  job. It  was  her   first   day tomorrow.

She  looked  at  the  closet   on  what   to  wear  yes  that  would  be  perfect  she thought. A  pink   suit  with  a  short  skirt.  Which  her  mum  had   forced  her  to buy  at  California. “ Girl  you  got  to  get  some  new  clothes  “ Angela  whispered to  her  self  as  she  rubbed  mousse  in  her  wavy  brown  hair  which  tossed around  each  shoulder.  Her  eyes  were  twinkling  with  excitement  with  her dimpled  cheek  and  olive  complexion  she  looked  stunning.  She  even  had matching  stiletto  heels  and  painted  her  finger  nails  pink  and  looked  great.

She  ran  out  of  her  apartment  locked  the  door  and  waved  a  taxi,  The  taxi stopped  with  a   screech  she  got  in. The  taxi  driver  was  an  African  American asked  where  she  was  going,  she  gave  him  the  address  as  he  rambled  on about  his  nagging  wife  Angela  gave  a  sympathetic  grunt  and  stopped  five minutes  from  her  work  at  star  bucks  to  buy  a  black  mocachinno.   She went in  two  minutes  early  a  cute  bombshell  who  was  endowed  in  abundance  in her  upper  part  of  her  body  by  a  skilful  plastic  surgeon  or  by  an  even skillfuller  God.

Mary  was  her  name  gave  her  a  quick  smile  and  after  introductions  told  her Derek  will  be  waiting  for  her  at  his  office. Who  is  Derek ? asked  Angela , he  is  the  head  boss  of  the  law  firm  said  Mary . Angela  had  only  met  the human  resources  people .

Angela  went  into  Derek’s  office , Derek  was  tall  dark  haired  with  a  cigarette in  one  hand  with  a  sharp  black  suite  with  even  darker   eyes and  dark  eye brows , a  mischievous  curl  on his  lips , So  you  are  Angela  he  said  with  a deep  voice  and  shook  her  hand  it  was  a  hard  firm  hand  shake ,  awestruck by  this  gorgeous   man  Angela  was   whispered   yes  my  name  is  Angela  thank  you  for  having  me   at  your  office, He  gave  a   smile  that   made  her heart   skip  a  beat  and  her  throat  dry. He  gave  her  some  files  and  said  look into  these  Dian  will  help  you.  He  opened  the  door  for  her  he  was  a  gentle man  as  well,  she   was  balancing  her  coffee ,  hand bag  and  files  and  some how  managed  to  go  to  the  desk  that  Mary  had  shown  her.

On  the  way  to  her  desk  she  saw  two  guys  the  shorter  guy  nudged  the  taller  guy  and  gave  her  a  wink  but  her  heart  was  still  beating  after  Derek. Dian  was  a  brethren  lady  she  did  not  have to  tell  her  she  looked  the  part. She  had  her long  white  hair  in  a  bun  and  even longer  grey  skirt . Dian  was a  warm  lady  and   Angela  warmed  to  her  and  they  did  the  cases  together and  soon  it  was  lunch  break.  As  the  other  ladies  and  men  came  together Dian  whispered  this  is  Chrissy  we  call  her  crazy  Chrissy ,  Chrissy  wore  a short  leather  skirt  and  a  tight  red  blouse  she  took  one  long  look  at  Angela so  you  are  the  new  girl  with  a  deep  hoarse  voice  that  comes  with  too much  cigarettes.   As  she  held  a  cigarette  in  her  red  colured  fingers  and took  a  swig  with  her  bright  red  lips  curling  over  the  cigarette  and  blew smoke  in  Angela’s  direction.  Yes  managed  to  say   Angela as  she  choked  on the  cigar rete  smoke.  You  got  a  boy  friend  she  asked?  Yes  had one  but  we broke  up,  Angela  whispered  recovering  from  the  chocking  experience  and not  wanting  to  go  into  the  details  to  which  an  African  American  lady standing  by  her  side  gave  her  a  hug  her  name  was  Kiera  she  was  sweet and  compassionate.  To  which   Chrissy  replied  don’t  worry  babe  there  are still  lots  of  fish  in  the  sea.

Angela  some  how   pushed  through  the  day  and  wrote  in  her  diary  that evening  “ Really  Grateful  for  today  and  this  job   To  God , signed  Angela.

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