Today as i left the office I began to think of the things i had gone through from the shouts of a woman to get her to the front of the line, to a woman going into labor in front of me. I leave the office and go get a coffee. I check my email and hope for something new. I begin to leave for my car and watch the sunset. it was beautiful.
Monday, December 14, 2015
The E.N.D.
Today was my last day for the semester and I couldn't be happier, not only had i endured registration week but also the end of the finals. I had survived another semester at my school and was closer to graduation because that is the ultimate goal.
Return of the King?
Remember the guy who found me on Facebook? well he stopped by to visit, and it was as uncomfortable as you think.
I was about to leave when I notice him about to come into the office. I get up and tell my friend i have to use the bathroom. I rapidly walk towards the locker when i the doors open. Luckily i stay behind the door and check my phone. I try to make as much time as possible without it looking to obvious. It felt like a good twenty minutes and i felt sure he must have gone. I begin to walk to my desk and notice him waiting for me. I feel the rush come over me, like annoyance. I pretend not to remember him.
"Maria, your friend is here" my coworker says. How dare he call himself my friend? how dare he presume that i would want a friendship with him! It was very unthinkable!
"Hello Sir" i begin "How may I assist you?"
I say loud enough so my coworker can hear me and think that something is up, so she can know how uncomfortable i am.
"Um..I wanted to say in person how beautiful I think you are" he begins
I think rage was in me now, but with the calmness that only the Dalai Lama can come up with i respond
"Thank you. Can i sign you in because closing time is in a few minutes." i say hoping that he would understand to leave.
"Perfect I can wait and take you to supper or something" he responds.
"Um sir" i hear my co worker saying "You can wait outside because we will be closing this entrance soon"
I looked at her, stunned, and almost worth a "thank you to her.
I look back at him with a smile and respond
"ill meet you in the front, by the statue after work"
he leaves happily. when he leaves I say
"Thank you so much, i was so uncomfortable"
"You're welcome! but next time tell me so i can help you"
After work I run furthest away from the statue as possible and tell my friend Vladi to tell him i left early because of an emergency. Hopefully his height and boldness scares him off in the right direction.
Breaking Up.
I am starting to break up with my job, not only am I three weeks away from the finish line, but so close to my break. That means i get to binge watch on Netflix and talk to my family. A lot of things are running through my head like a wild cheetah in the desert. As the storm has passed, so has my relationship with Issac. One month together and then it ended just like how it started. because after the storm there is the ugly and dreaded humidity with all the bugs and then there's the sunshine and the breeze. But right now there is bugs and the state of uncomfortableness around me, but luckily i see some sunshine starting to peek in my clouds.
Unthinkable Labor
I've always been so found of babies, I don't know why, but to think that a water would break a few feet away from me was unthinkable. When i signed the application I never thought that I would deal with a woman going into labor.
It was around 3-o'-clock in the afternoon. I was so close to the finish when the pregnant woman came in. She looked a bit sweaty which struck me as odd because the cold front was on, but then again she was wearing a coat.
"Good Afternoon" I greeted.
"Hi, mija" she replied "I want to speak to someone in the financial aid offices"
"Yes mam. May I have your name?" as i looked up to her i saw her face. its almost as if she had forgotten something very important, like if she left the water running.
"my water broke" she whispered. As the words entered my ears I began to panic.
"My water broke" this time she said it a bit louder. I get up and rush to her side. As im walking over the world began to play in slow motion. I noticed how stained my boots. I get to her side and see how nice her coat is. As quickly as i took off, the world began clear again. I notice her pants were wet and people were now beginning to stare. I broke from my work persona which was very matter-of-fact and switched into my 'oh my god' suit.
"What do I do? Oh my god call 911" i shouted to my coworker
she too was in a state of shock.
"No its okay, let me call my husband he should be here shortly" she said. I guided her to the nearest sofa and grabbed my cellphone. I called 911 and explained to them about this stranger giving birth at the office.
In the next hour I went from a receptionist to a friend. The woman left and I saw as the ambulance took her from the front and I don't think anything this exciting and weird will happen in a long time.
I told my boyfriend about it and he called me a hero.
It was around 3-o'-clock in the afternoon. I was so close to the finish when the pregnant woman came in. She looked a bit sweaty which struck me as odd because the cold front was on, but then again she was wearing a coat.
"Good Afternoon" I greeted.
"Hi, mija" she replied "I want to speak to someone in the financial aid offices"
"Yes mam. May I have your name?" as i looked up to her i saw her face. its almost as if she had forgotten something very important, like if she left the water running.
"my water broke" she whispered. As the words entered my ears I began to panic.
"My water broke" this time she said it a bit louder. I get up and rush to her side. As im walking over the world began to play in slow motion. I noticed how stained my boots. I get to her side and see how nice her coat is. As quickly as i took off, the world began clear again. I notice her pants were wet and people were now beginning to stare. I broke from my work persona which was very matter-of-fact and switched into my 'oh my god' suit.
"What do I do? Oh my god call 911" i shouted to my coworker
she too was in a state of shock.
"No its okay, let me call my husband he should be here shortly" she said. I guided her to the nearest sofa and grabbed my cellphone. I called 911 and explained to them about this stranger giving birth at the office.
In the next hour I went from a receptionist to a friend. The woman left and I saw as the ambulance took her from the front and I don't think anything this exciting and weird will happen in a long time.
I told my boyfriend about it and he called me a hero.
Interation
Another day, another problem is the name of this blog. However today incident was not a problem to me at all, because I am here to help in any way or form.
Today a man came in wanting help at the registers but he was blind. I got all his information and when i was about to tell him to sit, i caught myself and told him if he needed help to sit which he said yes. I got up from my chair, walked around the table and guided him to a seat. I began to talk to him and he said he needed to fix an issue about his major. They called his name and I guided him to the station which they will attend to him. I went back to my seat and kept on eye on him. Somehow this was the most interaction, and physical contact, I ever had with a student. As he left I wondered if he needed help to get where he was going and that maybe i should go with him. I look to my coworker who greets me with a smile. I feel warm. I think about the situation and realize that i am here to help anyone.
Today a man came in wanting help at the registers but he was blind. I got all his information and when i was about to tell him to sit, i caught myself and told him if he needed help to sit which he said yes. I got up from my chair, walked around the table and guided him to a seat. I began to talk to him and he said he needed to fix an issue about his major. They called his name and I guided him to the station which they will attend to him. I went back to my seat and kept on eye on him. Somehow this was the most interaction, and physical contact, I ever had with a student. As he left I wondered if he needed help to get where he was going and that maybe i should go with him. I look to my coworker who greets me with a smile. I feel warm. I think about the situation and realize that i am here to help anyone.
Another Day
I arrive to the empty building which was a bit odd. I was only 20 minutes early to work? how early was that? I walk to the room where the lockers are so i can put my stuff away. I check my phone and have just enough battery to last me till the end of today.
Today was the Wednesday before we went to thanksgiving break and i needed it. I sit in my desk and see some of my coworkers come in. I sip my coffee as the clock struck 8-o'-clock. then it hit me, that this was the Wednesday before thanksgiving break and that people were not here. All day i only helped ten people and two of them realized they did not need help at all. I left work feeling lazy after I had left the longest and boring shift i had ever endured.
Today was the Wednesday before we went to thanksgiving break and i needed it. I sit in my desk and see some of my coworkers come in. I sip my coffee as the clock struck 8-o'-clock. then it hit me, that this was the Wednesday before thanksgiving break and that people were not here. All day i only helped ten people and two of them realized they did not need help at all. I left work feeling lazy after I had left the longest and boring shift i had ever endured.
Like a Drug
with registration far behind me I looked forward to thanksgiving weekend with such happiness. My body demanded a break from work and school.
Today nothing interesting happen except for this one guy. I was talking to my coworker who sits next to me and we were waiting for people. This guy comes in and i register him, but he was very suspicious. What I mean is that he was looking around like if he was going to meet someone or like when you know someone is behind you. He was looking all around. After a light struggle of getting his name and number which he replied with "huh?" or "what" I soon realized that either he was higher than Gandhi in the sky or he was on some drugs. He sits in the table and looks at the ceiling. I get the notification that he is to go to station 5 because someone will attend to his problem but i don't see him walking, on the contrary he is seated and laughing. I tell my coworker to go get him but we both kinda stare as this is very odd behavior for a student. I feel compelled to go and notify him but I don't. he stays there for an hour or so until he gets up and leaves. I look to my coworker and we both question his behavior and motives. I tell Issac at our next dinner and both laugh about it, but one thing i knew was certain and that was that he definitely was on drugs.
Today nothing interesting happen except for this one guy. I was talking to my coworker who sits next to me and we were waiting for people. This guy comes in and i register him, but he was very suspicious. What I mean is that he was looking around like if he was going to meet someone or like when you know someone is behind you. He was looking all around. After a light struggle of getting his name and number which he replied with "huh?" or "what" I soon realized that either he was higher than Gandhi in the sky or he was on some drugs. He sits in the table and looks at the ceiling. I get the notification that he is to go to station 5 because someone will attend to his problem but i don't see him walking, on the contrary he is seated and laughing. I tell my coworker to go get him but we both kinda stare as this is very odd behavior for a student. I feel compelled to go and notify him but I don't. he stays there for an hour or so until he gets up and leaves. I look to my coworker and we both question his behavior and motives. I tell Issac at our next dinner and both laugh about it, but one thing i knew was certain and that was that he definitely was on drugs.
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