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Authors: Norah C. Peters
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gentleman, living his simple life by the beach, enjoying his job and smiling his way through life.
He said he was 46 but he looked more like 36. He clearly spent a lot of time in the gym. These Mexico City guys don't mess about when it comes to looking good. And he was always well dressed, very well dressed for a barman. Victor was always dressed in the very best linen trousers and fashionable shirts and he was extremely well groomed with never a hair out of place.
Maria ambled over to Lisa, "Hola, Lisa, how are you today?"
"Good, how are you?" Lisa smiled, happy for the chance to talk to someone.
"Very good," she smiled back. "Can I get you something to drink?"
"Water would be good."
"Water? Are you sure? You feeling okay today?" Maria joked.
"I'm starting a new life today Maria. No more drinking this week and no more men this year. I've had about enough of both this week."
"Relax, you're on vacation, don't worry."
"I know, I know. That's what Victor was saying. Everyone says that here. Is it some kind of tourism slogan or what?" Maria frowned unsure of how to respond.
Lisa caught herself getting boisterous and sipped on the water.
"You've got it all Maria, you live in a beautiful place, your husband adores you and you have four wonderful kids. No wonder you are always so happy. Your life is perfect."
Maria laughed and smiled even more. "Lisa, my friend, nobodies life is perfect. I thank God for my blessings everyday, believe me, I do. But my life is far from perfect."
"Okay, okay but you have a great family life. I've been single for the last two years since my ten year relationship fell apart. Two workaholics doesn't make for a good life together. I found that out the hard way. We hardly ever saw each other and when we did we were both exhausted."
"You'll meet someone. I know you will. Everyone thinks you're great. Even Victor likes you and he never talks about the girls to me."
Lisa sat up, put a hand through her hair and bit her lip. "Oh really, what did he say about me?"
"He said you'll make some guy very happy one day. There's something about you he really likes. He didn't say what it was but I could tell he's impressed by you."
Lisa smiled and then reminded herself she only had a few days left and then Victor and her would be online friends. Great. She sipped the water and looked at Maria, smiling and singing to herself as she cleaned up behind the bar. The lunchtime crowd started to wander in from the beach for food and drinks, Lisa paid her bill and made her way back to her hotel room.
Sitting at the table on her terrace she fired up her computer and opened an email from her boss and read the opening paragraph of a long message:
Lisa, I'm so sorry to spring this on you while you're on vacation but the business has just been acquired. I've been let go and my entire team has been too. I'm afraid your position was made redundant as part of the restructure. Here's what happened...
Lisa stared at the screen, stunned and speechless she reread the message four more times until the unavoidable truth hit her straight between the eyes. Ten years working day and night for those slave drivers and this is how they tell me it's all over. Unbelievable.
Lisa looked out to the beach and beyond to the sunlight dancing on the coastline. Well, it can't get any worse. I'm pregnant, developing a drinking problem and now I'm out of work and alone thousands of miles from home. What next? She asked of the empty chair beside her.
She logged into her bank account to check the balance and was surprised to see a large deposit had gone through that morning. Wow, I though I was dipping into my overdraft. It looks like I just received a generous pay off. Oh yeah, there was something about that in the email.
Maybe all that hard work did pay off after all. With that healthy balance I could take 12 months off and travel, that would be nice. I could even skip the New England winter this year, that'd be great. And if I travel lots
He said he was 46 but he looked more like 36. He clearly spent a lot of time in the gym. These Mexico City guys don't mess about when it comes to looking good. And he was always well dressed, very well dressed for a barman. Victor was always dressed in the very best linen trousers and fashionable shirts and he was extremely well groomed with never a hair out of place.
Maria ambled over to Lisa, "Hola, Lisa, how are you today?"
"Good, how are you?" Lisa smiled, happy for the chance to talk to someone.
"Very good," she smiled back. "Can I get you something to drink?"
"Water would be good."
"Water? Are you sure? You feeling okay today?" Maria joked.
"I'm starting a new life today Maria. No more drinking this week and no more men this year. I've had about enough of both this week."
"Relax, you're on vacation, don't worry."
"I know, I know. That's what Victor was saying. Everyone says that here. Is it some kind of tourism slogan or what?" Maria frowned unsure of how to respond.
Lisa caught herself getting boisterous and sipped on the water.
"You've got it all Maria, you live in a beautiful place, your husband adores you and you have four wonderful kids. No wonder you are always so happy. Your life is perfect."
Maria laughed and smiled even more. "Lisa, my friend, nobodies life is perfect. I thank God for my blessings everyday, believe me, I do. But my life is far from perfect."
"Okay, okay but you have a great family life. I've been single for the last two years since my ten year relationship fell apart. Two workaholics doesn't make for a good life together. I found that out the hard way. We hardly ever saw each other and when we did we were both exhausted."
"You'll meet someone. I know you will. Everyone thinks you're great. Even Victor likes you and he never talks about the girls to me."
Lisa sat up, put a hand through her hair and bit her lip. "Oh really, what did he say about me?"
"He said you'll make some guy very happy one day. There's something about you he really likes. He didn't say what it was but I could tell he's impressed by you."
Lisa smiled and then reminded herself she only had a few days left and then Victor and her would be online friends. Great. She sipped the water and looked at Maria, smiling and singing to herself as she cleaned up behind the bar. The lunchtime crowd started to wander in from the beach for food and drinks, Lisa paid her bill and made her way back to her hotel room.
Sitting at the table on her terrace she fired up her computer and opened an email from her boss and read the opening paragraph of a long message:
Lisa, I'm so sorry to spring this on you while you're on vacation but the business has just been acquired. I've been let go and my entire team has been too. I'm afraid your position was made redundant as part of the restructure. Here's what happened...
Lisa stared at the screen, stunned and speechless she reread the message four more times until the unavoidable truth hit her straight between the eyes. Ten years working day and night for those slave drivers and this is how they tell me it's all over. Unbelievable.
Lisa looked out to the beach and beyond to the sunlight dancing on the coastline. Well, it can't get any worse. I'm pregnant, developing a drinking problem and now I'm out of work and alone thousands of miles from home. What next? She asked of the empty chair beside her.
She logged into her bank account to check the balance and was surprised to see a large deposit had gone through that morning. Wow, I though I was dipping into my overdraft. It looks like I just received a generous pay off. Oh yeah, there was something about that in the email.
Maybe all that hard work did pay off after all. With that healthy balance I could take 12 months off and travel, that would be nice. I could even skip the New England winter this year, that'd be great. And if I travel lots
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