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The story - part 8

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

“I doubt it.” said Betts turning and walking towards the parking lot. “I own the building and the company.”
“Aha!” shouted George, following after him, “You do need the report. Its your company so you have the report whether I give it to you on paper or not. Even though you throw it [...]

The Story - part 7

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Betts bent down and picked up a rock about the size of his fist off the ground and, turning towards the parking lot, hurled it directly into the lot full of parked cars.
“What are you-“ George was cut off by the metallic thunk of the rock bouncing off the roof of a car in the [...]

The Story - part 6

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Betts stared up at him for a moment and then lifted his hand, holding up the report, and tossed it into the trashcan without breaking eye contact with George.
George sat down in his chair, sulking. His head was spinning. He kept trying to remind himself that it was just a report and it [...]

The Story - part 5

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Then, his brow began to wrinkle a bit, a look of puzzlement came across his face, and his mouth dropped into a small frown as he looked up at George.
“What is this you’ve written here, George? This doesn’t make sense.”
“Uh, what’s that, sir?” said George, feeling the color draining from his face.
“Right here.” [...]

The Story - part 4

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Then George saw his boss hand the report to the man with the dark coat.
He watched as the man read the flipped the cover page and read through the first pages. George grimaced waiting for the man to mention the error. He couldn’t imagine how embarrassed his boss was about to be. [...]

The Story - part 3

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

George rolled over and closed his eyes. Tomorrow would be a very different day.
Over the next few weeks, George continued to work as diligently as ever. He prepared his report each day as always, and his boss always gave him the same approving review of his work. For a while, he was [...]

The Story - part 2

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

George grabbed his coat and ran downstairs and out the door to the trash can. The man had already left the parking lot by the time George came outside. George looked around to see if anyone was nearby, and then reached into the trash can.
The trash can was about half filled with papers, [...]

The Story - part 1

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Once upon a time, there was a man named George. George had a very important job. Every morning George would get up and hurry to work. He would wear his best suit and his best shoes. He knew that part of his important job was to look important too.
At work, George [...]