CAFE CONVERSATION

CHAPTER 1

I had an hour before I needed to be at work, so I decided to pop into the corner cafe for a quick bite to eat. Wow, the place was busy for this time of day.  Thankfully there was one table left open so I grabbed it.  I was so glad to have a few minutes to think before work. I was just getting inside my head, when I was startled to hear the voice of a woman standing in front of me.  She was asking if she could share my table. Before I knew it, she sat down and started talking.  Ugh, I really was not in the mood for small talk.

She started to rattle on about some guy that she thought she was in love with but was just now figuring out that he is a jerk.  I was barely listening but then she said something that shook me out of my head. The more she talked about this guy the more I had the feeling that I knew him.  I started to ask some questions to try and figure out who this guy was.  Then she mentioned where he worked and I knew in an instant that she was talking about my boss.

I had the utmost respect for my boss.  I liked him.  I respected him.  How could he be the jerk that she was describing? She went into embarrassing details about their relationship.  I did not want to hear this.  I couldn’t take it any more so I excused myself and left for work.  As I walked to my job I did not know how I was supposed to work and not have everything she said affect what I thought about my boss.  I got more nervous with each step. Maybe I should just call in sick.