shoulder. “I’m so
proud of you! When did you ask him?”
“Oh, I bumped
into him at the supermarket in
Eichet. He works there now.”
“Good, good. I’m taking it you’ll be grocery-shopping for
your mom all week, am I right?”
Julia smiled.
Thorsten was a cute guy and he’d click well with her friends. This
was the right road to take. She conveniently forgot to mention her
less-than-casual encounter with Michael in the forest.
“On Sunday
we’ re going to book the plane tickets to
London.” Gaby flopped down on the couch. “We’ll make sure we can
see Moritz play. He’s leaving a few days before we do. Flo said we
should all meet up at his place on Sunday night, so we can print
off the boarding passes straight away.”
“I’m so excited! When are we leaving?”
“Third week
of August.” Gaby pointed at the copyright warning appearing on the
TV screen. “Axel is such a smart rat, isn’t he? He
even copied the warning against copying DVDs.”
“Yeah, my cousin is our
resident Einstein.” Julia grinned. It wouldn’t hurt Axel’s chances
if she tried to talk him up a bit. “And
not to mention, a dedicated friend. He must have slaved away for
you, ripping and burning that DVD at top speed so you’d have it
within a day.”
“Yup. He’s
the best,” Gaby nodded, reaching for the bottle of soda on the
table. “You want a drink?”
Julia chuckled. No matter how fast a talker Gaby was, she hadn’t
managed to hide the tiny blush creeping up on her face.
“Well, at
least make yourself a sandwich to take with you!” Julia’s mother
yelled from the kitchen the next morning, as her daughter was
running around in a panic trying to leave on time for her first day
of work. “You need breakfast, don’t you?”
“I don’t have time! I have to leave five minutes ago.” Julia quickly
put on a jacket while struggling to tie her shoelaces.
Resolutely, Julia’s mom snatched away one of
Anne’s sandwiches and packed it in a Zip-loc bag.
“Hey,” Anne
piped up, sounding offended. “My peanut
butter sandwich!”
“I’ll make
you a new one,” Ms. Gunther
promised. “Now shush.”
“Thanks, mom.” Julia grabbed the on-the-go breakfast. “Sorry
Anne! See you guys tonight!”
With an
anxiously pounding heart, she sprinted to the bus stop. Why had she slept through her alarm clock today of
all days? She could only hope the traffic was quiet on Saturday
morning, or else the bus would definitely be late. She didn’t want
to make a bad impression by showing up late for work on the very
first day. Epic fail, as Gaby would say.
Once she was
on the bus, she calmed down somewhat. No traffic jams and all the
light s were green. Julia leaned back in
her seat and popped in her ear buds while munching on her sandwich.
After a twenty-minute ride, she got off and hastily crossed the
bridge leading to the Old Town, ending up in front of the store at
exactly half past eight. Martin was just unlocking the door when
she appeared.
“Hello,
Mr . Haider,” Julia called out.
Martin swiveled around. “If it isn’t Julia! Happy to
see you. The store won’t open until nine, but I wanted to give you
a quick company tour and sit you down to fill in two more forms. I
need to know where to transfer your generous salary to, after all,”
he winked.
Julia chuckled. She was beginning to really like her new boss.
“Let’s hope it is. I’m going on a trip to London this
August.”
“You are? Great choice. It’s a magnificent city. How’s your English? Reasonable?”
Chatting amiably, they walked to
the back of the store where they climbed the stairs to the office
where Julia had done her job interview. After letting her fill out
her bank details, Martin accompanied her to the break room further
down the hall. “This is the kitchen where all the members of staff
eat between one and two, when the store closes for lunch break. We
close at five today, by the way. Saturday
timetable.”
Another
flight of
proud of you! When did you ask him?”
“Oh, I bumped
into him at the supermarket in
Eichet. He works there now.”
“Good, good. I’m taking it you’ll be grocery-shopping for
your mom all week, am I right?”
Julia smiled.
Thorsten was a cute guy and he’d click well with her friends. This
was the right road to take. She conveniently forgot to mention her
less-than-casual encounter with Michael in the forest.
“On Sunday
we’ re going to book the plane tickets to
London.” Gaby flopped down on the couch. “We’ll make sure we can
see Moritz play. He’s leaving a few days before we do. Flo said we
should all meet up at his place on Sunday night, so we can print
off the boarding passes straight away.”
“I’m so excited! When are we leaving?”
“Third week
of August.” Gaby pointed at the copyright warning appearing on the
TV screen. “Axel is such a smart rat, isn’t he? He
even copied the warning against copying DVDs.”
“Yeah, my cousin is our
resident Einstein.” Julia grinned. It wouldn’t hurt Axel’s chances
if she tried to talk him up a bit. “And
not to mention, a dedicated friend. He must have slaved away for
you, ripping and burning that DVD at top speed so you’d have it
within a day.”
“Yup. He’s
the best,” Gaby nodded, reaching for the bottle of soda on the
table. “You want a drink?”
Julia chuckled. No matter how fast a talker Gaby was, she hadn’t
managed to hide the tiny blush creeping up on her face.
“Well, at
least make yourself a sandwich to take with you!” Julia’s mother
yelled from the kitchen the next morning, as her daughter was
running around in a panic trying to leave on time for her first day
of work. “You need breakfast, don’t you?”
“I don’t have time! I have to leave five minutes ago.” Julia quickly
put on a jacket while struggling to tie her shoelaces.
Resolutely, Julia’s mom snatched away one of
Anne’s sandwiches and packed it in a Zip-loc bag.
“Hey,” Anne
piped up, sounding offended. “My peanut
butter sandwich!”
“I’ll make
you a new one,” Ms. Gunther
promised. “Now shush.”
“Thanks, mom.” Julia grabbed the on-the-go breakfast. “Sorry
Anne! See you guys tonight!”
With an
anxiously pounding heart, she sprinted to the bus stop. Why had she slept through her alarm clock today of
all days? She could only hope the traffic was quiet on Saturday
morning, or else the bus would definitely be late. She didn’t want
to make a bad impression by showing up late for work on the very
first day. Epic fail, as Gaby would say.
Once she was
on the bus, she calmed down somewhat. No traffic jams and all the
light s were green. Julia leaned back in
her seat and popped in her ear buds while munching on her sandwich.
After a twenty-minute ride, she got off and hastily crossed the
bridge leading to the Old Town, ending up in front of the store at
exactly half past eight. Martin was just unlocking the door when
she appeared.
“Hello,
Mr . Haider,” Julia called out.
Martin swiveled around. “If it isn’t Julia! Happy to
see you. The store won’t open until nine, but I wanted to give you
a quick company tour and sit you down to fill in two more forms. I
need to know where to transfer your generous salary to, after all,”
he winked.
Julia chuckled. She was beginning to really like her new boss.
“Let’s hope it is. I’m going on a trip to London this
August.”
“You are? Great choice. It’s a magnificent city. How’s your English? Reasonable?”
Chatting amiably, they walked to
the back of the store where they climbed the stairs to the office
where Julia had done her job interview. After letting her fill out
her bank details, Martin accompanied her to the break room further
down the hall. “This is the kitchen where all the members of staff
eat between one and two, when the store closes for lunch break. We
close at five today, by the way. Saturday
timetable.”
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