2 CH2: Box of Surprise (1/2)

”Food is a great way of communicating!”

- Jan Karon

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The warm Friday sun from the sunny sky beat down on the pavement. There were few clouds in the sky, and there was a little wind blowing through the trees that lined the pavement. 'The weather is just nice', Delilah thought to herself as she parked her car in the parking lot at the supermarket 15 minutes from her house.

It was finally her day off from work, after weeks of mentoring a new employee in her department.

One of the seniors in her department had suddenly decided to retire early, so it was a bit hectic at the office. Delilah and her colleagues had spent months selecting and interviewing candidates until they finally found someone who fit their criteria.

The new employee, named Shazzy, was a pretty girl with a bobbed hairstyle and big, bright eyes. She was a cheerful girl who was always smiling, which was why Delilah had chosen her for the job. Though, she also loved to daydream on the job. Hence, another reason why Delilah didn't have the heart to take a day off.

Over these past few days, Delilah had been under a lot of stress after dealing with the new employee and other matters. Howard, her supervisor, had to push her to take a day off.

So, here she was, in the parking lot of the supermarket.

Although, she was on her day off, she could not help feeling somewhat guilty. This was her first time not being there to supervise her new junior, so she was a bit worried that soon, chaos would occur at the office.

It was not that she did not trust her new junior, but she could see that Shazzy was not ready yet. It was evident just by how Shazzy still kept asking questions on how to do this and how to handle that, even if Delilah had already told her numerous times before.

Delilah walked briskly towards the entrance of the supermarket after she locked her car. She slung her handbag over one shoulder, keeping her mobile phone in one hand. Today, she was in such a good mood that she decided to cook dinner for her family. She tapped her index finger on her chin as she headed towards the trolley cart area, thinking about what to cook. She grabbed a cart and went inside the supermarket.

She was about to go to the fresh meat aisle when her phone rang.

Delilah looked down at her phone and found that it was her junior who was calling her.

”Hello?” she answered, cautiously.

A loud wail screamed in her ear. Delilah winced, pulling the phone away from her ear.

”Senior Delilah! Help me!” Shazzy cried out. ”I... I... the report... I mean, the document... I... I...” she stammered out in a rush, gasping.

Delilah quickly pushed the cart aside and went to look for a bench to sit down. ”Wait, wait...! Calm down first!”

She found one, just near the entrance, and waited for Shazzy to calm down. When she finally quieted down, Delilah asked, ”Okay, tell me slowly... What's happening?”

Shazzy let out a long breath. ”Well, Matt came by earlier today, asking for the vendor's purchase order. At first, I didn't know which purchase order he meant by. Apparently, it was the purchase order from Armadia Enterprise.”

”Ah, I see,” Delilah said. ”What about it?”

Shazzy sniffed. ”I accidentally placed it on the pile that was ready to be shred. Before I could take the paper back, the pile was already taken away and was shredded. What am I going to do?” Shazzy wailed in tears. ”Matt is going to be so mad at me! I can't afford to lose this job!”

Delilah rubbed her forehead with her other hand in dismay, trying to understand the situation. She sighed out loud. ”Okay, just calm down for a moment and let me think.”

Delilah could still hear Shazzy's sniffing on the other end of the phone.

After a few minutes, Delilah then recalled something. She quickly said on the phone, ”Shazzy, listen to me. Go to my cubicle and switch on the computer.”

Then there were sounds of shuffling on the other end, followed by the sound of the computer being switched on. And then Shazzy returned back on the call and asked, ”Senior, there's a password restriction here. What should I do?”

Delilah quickly recited the password, while making a mental reminder to change the password tomorrow.

Once Shazzy had successfully logged on to the computer, Delilah quickly told her what to do. Luckily, Delilah just recalled that this exact purchase order from Armadia Enterprise was also sent to her email. So Shazzy was able to quickly find the document and print another copy of it.

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