He Works While She Learns
He told the dude that he didn’t wear girls shirts to work. He wasn’t wasting his best stuff to work in this dust bowl environment. His good shirts he wore when he went out with his girlfriend. Why impress these guys at work who didn’t exactly come off as fashionistas themselves.
Day after day, box after box he drove the fork lift up and down between the stacks of merchandise. He did as he was told. He picked up what was ordered. He had to eat.
Before work in the morning he went for pancakes, eggs and hash browns. At lunch he ate a sandwich. For dinner he sometimes went out with some friends for big, juicy burgers with everything on them.
Who was he picking up furniture for today? some lady getting a new kitchen set was all excited and waiting for delivery. Who would cook on the electric range tomorrow night?
He was a bright guy, living in a small town. He couldn’t find a higher-paying job unless he left town. He needed to give up his current life and move to the big city if he wanted to grow financially.
Already halfway through his twenties, he was primed to succeed. His girl had an eternity ring, now she should be getting a diamond engagement ring. He didn’t need to impress her exactly. He did, however, need to grab hold of a future for himself and take her along with him.
He saw her waiting for him outside their favorite Mexican restaurant. They planned dinner together. Her brown suede boots were perfectly matched to her brown suede hobo bag. She smiled gently at him as they walked into the restaurant.
Sitting in a booth, they sipped Margaritas and waited for the taco salads to be prepared. Both loved Mexican food. They followed a pretty healthy regimen.
They talked softly about the things they did all day. She definitely had more interesting anecdotes to share. She got good grades, was talking about a future career and focusing on academics without ever taking her main focus off of him.
He, however, never at a loss for words, told about how his boss had a box dropped on his toe this afternoon. It was a funny tale due to his boss being less than favored in his eyes. She laughed as he related the look on the boss’s face. She could not help but wish he shared the academic world she was immersed in.