Of Course!

A quick glance to the LCD display on my desk phone showed that it was three forty-five PM. So of course I say I would stay behind. Elizabeth smiled at that then turned to return to her office, while I began praying to any god of time to speed time up for me. Christ with out even having a proper chat with the other three in the office i began telling each person to clear the fuck out in my mind as I tried to read some manuscript about an foreign au pair living with an North American family.

As the LCD display worked its way to five PM. I really noticed the difference between an English office and a Canadian one. In Canada, anytime after the forty five minute mark, the workers began cleaning up so that at one second after the minute hand moved off the five PM mark the exodus of people quickly began to resemble a stampede.

Here in England, five o’clock came and that's when my co-workers began tidying up, then slowly made their way cordially towards the elevators or should I say the lifts. Canadians clear out in five minutes while Brits used that amount of time just to say Ta-ta to their friends.

Finally I was all alone, so I began removing the few items I put over the envelope of pictures that I was planning to give Elizabeth so she knows that I know all about what she’s already received last week. Taking it out then repacking the items back away, a fast review of the pictures and then I closed the envelope once more and made my way to Elizabeth’s office.

I was about to knock when the main phone went off. and like I’ve been trained I went to the main line and answered it. It was the courier with the package Elizabeth was expecting, so I let him in and waited at the lift for him. A minute later I signed my name for the courier, collected the package and added it to my envelope. A couple of seconds later I was knocking on Elizabeth’s office door.

“Come in!”

I did just that, making sure to close the door behind me, just in case someone was lagging behind or had to come back to collect something. I walked over to Elizabeth’s desk and dropped the package first then covered it with my envelope.

Elizabeth picked up the envelope , “What’s this a submission you think I should consider?”

“Well far be it for me to say that so I’ll leave it up to you after you look at what’s inside!” A slight smile on my face!