Love Found in the Aftermath

with its melancholic lyrics echoing. "Never mind, I'll fin

he song, when Jerry interrupted my reverie with an unwelcome ques

on purpose, testing my patience. If it weren't for his sincere care f

nd continued, "Our company is currently recruitin

to agree. Besides, if I stayed cooped up any lo

ince myself that my actions were driven solely by necessity, and had nothing to do with Jerry. After all,

at I realized I had forgotten to fill out my resume. The secretary sitting outside, having just hung up the ph

en I saw Jerry sitting up

manager, and the secretary's direction to the sales dep

ing over to claim he had just learned of the arra

ps, and forced out a sarcastic,

stack of documents into my arms, and

I would have slapped hi

unknown, was scheduled for 11 a.m

, enthusiastically shaking hands and repeatedly a

ing my frustrations in drink, using it as a m

ke into a cold sweat and quickly apologized, "She's my assistant,

y slapped the table, laughing heartily, and looked at the tardy Archie. His eyebrows furrowed, as if about to explode in anger. My stubborn streak flared up, fueled by alcohol, and I pushed Jerry's supportive han