7 CH7: Food is the best medicine (1/2)
”Let food be thy medicine and medicine by thy food.”
- Hippocrates
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”Ugh!” Delilah groaned in pain, clutching her stomach. She was sitting inside her cubicle, doing some reports when her stomach suddenly felt painful.
She slowly got up from her seat and dragged herself to the restroom.
Few minutes later, she painfully went back to her cubicle. She grimaced as she sat back down on her seat.
Firah, who was in the cubicle next to her, looked over. ”What's up with you?” she asked in concern. ”Are you alright?”
Delilah closed her eyes and slowly opened them again, a pained look on her face. ”The usual female pains,” she groggily said.
It was the middle of the month and it was also the time when her menstrual cycle starts. Last month, she had been stressed that it had messed up her hormones. Well, at least, that's what people said when you missed a month. So, now that her hormones have become 'stable', her cycle is back on. Yet, on her first day, it had been so painful where it felt like her stomach was clutching her insides, twisting and curling. There were mornings when Delilah could not even get up from her bed because it was too painful.
”Do you have a heat pack?” Firah asked again.
Delilah shook her head, as she laid her head down on the table, facing Firah's direction.
Just as she was about to open her mouth to say something, the phone on her table rang.
Delilah slowly sat up straight and answered the phone, ”Hello. Delilah speaking.”
”Hello Delilah. Just to inform you that the catering for the talk have just arrived. Shall I deal with them or shall I wait for you to come downstairs to talk with them?” the receptionist asked on the phone.
”Ah, no, I'll come downstairs.”
Delilah then grabbed her phone and went out of the office, inwardly grimacing.
Few minutes later, Delilah was downstairs at the office lobby, together with the receptionist who was standing beside her.
Delilah was talking to the head caterer, looking over the invoice and discussing what time they should be able to collect the dirty dishes. While Delilah was talking, she also instructed the receptionist to lead the catering assistants to the meeting room, where they will set up the buffet table at the back of the room.
Once she was done talking with the head caterer, she led the way to the floor where the talk will be held.
That day, Delilah was assigned to be in-charge of the new employees in the Kang Company. She will be giving an orientation talk to the newcomers, talking about the rules and regulations of the company, the mission and vision of the company and so forth.
The talk will take place in two hours time so they had plenty of time to prepare for the talk.
While the receptionist helped set up the buffet table, instructing the caterers on where to put the table, the refreshments and so forth, Delilah was at the other side of the room, together with Zaza.
Zaza was one of the IT employees in the company. She was a small woman, her height only reaching Delilah's shoulder. She has a bubbly personality, despite her sharp tongue. Her slitted amber eyes filled with knowledge and curiosity behind her glasses as she talked with Delilah about the computer set up.
The two of them were discussing on where to set up the computer, with both of them suggesting certain areas. They finally agreed on setting the computer near the wall, where the electric socket can be easily used. Delilah then requested for more extension cables. Zaza nodded as she mentally take note of the request.
Zaza was instructing one of the janitors, who was cleaning the room to help lift the CPU and the monitor onto the table, when one of Zaza's IT juniors came with some extension cables. The four of them worked hard to set up the computer, testing the projector and microphone as well as the presentation slides that Delilah was going to use for her talk.
An hour before the presentation starts, everything was ready. Delilah thanked Zaza and the others for their hard work and left the room to grab her things.
Firah and Aubree joined Delilah soon after. Firah was sitting on the table that was placed outside the meeting room, where she will be in-charge of the attendance.
Aubree was testing the company camera, taking pictures of the room and the buffet table. She will be in-charge of taking pictures of the talk.
Finally, the time for the talk has started. People began to queue in front of Firah, signing their attendance, with Aubree taking pictures continuously.
Delilah was at the entrance, welcoming the new employees into the room, pointing out their seats.
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Zaza was also there in the room, where the computer setup is. Delilah had decided to ask for Zaza's supervisor's permission to 'borrow' Zaza for the talk. This is to ensure that Zaza will be around, should there be any problems with the computer and so forth. It was fortunate that Zaza did not have much work to do so her supervisor had given her permission to go. It was a mistake on Delilah's part for not thinking far ahead. She had forgotten to ask Zaza's supervisor for permission a couple of weeks ago, to let some of the IT employees to help them out. Luckily, her supervisor was lenient.