Episode 6
CHAPTER 2
THE ACCIDENT & THE PSYCHO
“OKAY Linda, put her on the line.” “Sure thing,
Michael.” The young man easily rested his
right palm on the steering wheel and placed
his left arm on his car driver‟s door while
waiting for the call, humming along and
nodding to the rhythm of R. Kelly‟s WORLD‟S
GREATEST coming from his stereo. Michael
Black was driving slowly through Stream
Street. He was in a good mood. “Hello, Giny
here.” “Oh, Giny . . . hi . . . whatzup?” he
began, speaking through a hands-free
snuggled into his left ear. “Can you do me a
favor, please?” “Hi, Michael . . . still at the
office?” “Nope . . . that‟s why I‟m calling . . . ”
“Is Henry with you?” “Nope . . . . Just left
them at Suzie‟s bar, where they are sipping
some beer.” “Them?” “Not to worry . . . he and
Ben . . . I knew you were the jealous type . . .”
“Now, don‟t start with me, Mike . . . !” “Take a
joke, girl . . . just joking . . . always have been
. . . .” Giny was Henry‟s girlfriend and they
were planning on getting married soonest,
hence the close watch she‟d placed on him,
and Michael really wanted to assure her. “All
my friends seem to be in a good mood today,
girl . . . just some guy outing, that‟s all . . . .”
“Don‟t tell me they bought much more alcohol
than your stomach could ingest again?” Now
he could hear her stifled giggles. “Well, didn‟t
want to get myself drunk,” he defended,
“tomorrow will be a very busy day at work for
me . . . .” “So after just two bottles you excuse
yourself as usual and leave for home?” “Oh,
Giny . . . stop teasing me . . . .”
At least her fear was no more. “Right now I‟m
in high spirits. The alcohol already in my
system is blending well with the music playing
from my stereo, putting me in the right mood.
You should know the song . . . R. Kelly?
World‟s Greatest?” He turned up the volume
for her to listen in . . . . “Oh, whatever . . .
what did you want, dear?” “Need you to
transfer a folder from the office PC to my
inbox? Need to work on it tonight . . . .” “Oh
Michael . . . working at home again?” began
Giny. “Really you should . . . ” “OK . . . just
don‟t start . . . I AM HAPPY . . . ask the many
girls trying to be my girlfriend . . . .”
And he had lots of reasons to be happy. At
twenty-eight, he was the personnel manager of
a great multinational company of which his
performance had been impressive in the past
six months.
The future looked bright. His decisions had
proven effective and good for the company
and his employers and co-workers all seem to
believe in him. His salary had just been
increased; he just bought the flat he was
presently living in, and he would soon be
traveling to the UK for more training.
Therefore, his good mood could not only be
attributed to alcohol and music. “Oh, alright,
dear,” concluded Giny. “No point arguing with
the most handsome guy around, is there?
Where will I locate the folder?” “On the
desktop? The folder is „TO-DO-ASAP.” “Okay .
. . will send it over ASAP . . . .” “Thanks . . . I
appreciate . . . .” She rang off, and he drove in
silence for a while. Of course, he was loved by
everyone at his workplace, and he loved his
job. Michael was a gregarious and fun-loving
person. He easily made a strong, lasting
impression on people he was meeting for the
first time and found it easy to mix with people
of various personalities. He could say his
study as a psychologist at both his degree
and masters‟ level had helped him develop
this ability.
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