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My dad taps his toe a bit, thinking
“I guess you have a point, sweetheart You’re so s a social services function But you knohat? You’re right I get my haircut at Old Touys and talking sports I guess it’s the same for women too”
I nod orously
“It’s definitely the same for women There’s a community at the shop, and atch out for one another I like it there I feel like my customers appreciate ood place Dad, and they’re good people”
Harold nods and s over to the front door
“Well, be ready at nine aht and early okay, Pen? I want to take you to Lancaster Industries just once, so that you can see how an office runs Maybe you’ll like it, maybe you won’t But just humor your old dad this once, okay? Bye, and have a wonderful day sweetheart”
With that, my dad leans forward to press a kiss todown the front lane to his car Our house isn’t y and droopy, with a few shingles coarden, but our front yard isn’t rass is brown and dry since we’re trying to save on the water bill, and the ss it open before opening the car door
“Bye honey!” he calls over his shoulder “I’ll see you later tonight!”
I raiseback to the kitchen and staring at the leftovers from breakfast It’s been my job, ever since , and I haven’t et this place spic and span before the first bell rings for high school
Quickly, I drop the dishes in the dishwasher and run a rag over the table Then I push the chairs in so that the kitchen looks neat, and quicklyIt’s a little overboard to be doing this so early in the day, but I like to co at the salon, so it’s become a habit of mine
After watering the houseplants, I head upstairs to get ready for school It’s still a little early, to be honest It’s only eight aht thirty As a result, I take the opportunity to look up my dad’s company on my phone To be honest, I’ve never been that interested in what Harold does for a living I think he’s a salesman of industrial tools? To be honest, I’m not even sure what that means
But quickly, ers fly over the keyboard as I type in “Lancaster Industries” Lancaster has been based in our town only for the last two years They moved their headquarters here after the taxes in their old city got too onerous Evidently, Gainesville offered thee to relocate, and soon the company came, with the offer of jobs
Harold was one of the lucky ones who got a job right away Before, he’d been languishing a little He had a job already as a door-to-door book salesman, but let’s be honest: everyone reads e-books these days, and no one really wants to buy a huge Encyclopedia Britannica set for their kids Not when you have Google on your phone As a result, my dad showed up the first day of Lancaster’s job fair, and started almost immediately
But I’ve never been that interested in office jobs, which is why I don’t have a clear grip on what my dad does all day In fact, I have no idea what anyone does all day at an office job Do they ht and staple? It’s a mystery to me
Quickly, I skie of Lancaster Industries’ website, and then hit “About Us” for fun That’s when I gasp with surprise because a photo of the CEO pops on screen, and he’s gorgeous I’d been anticipating an eighty-year-old wizened man rinkles and white hair, but instead, the CEO is young: ht-black hair, blazing blue eyes that ju cleft Who is this guy, and where did he come from?
My eyes skirandson of the founder He started working at Lancaster straight out of college, and was instru his family’s company into a billion-dollar concern He led expansions of Lancaster into Saudi Arabia and Japan, but is currently based right here in Gainesville