Escape

Linda walked into her office. She was posted to this London office a few weeks ago, and was heading the advertising department here. She had wanted to get away for a while anyway. Her relationship with her boyfriend was not going anywhere, and she was tired of putting her life on hold for a man she was not sure would ever grow up!

Her secretary walked in, and read Linda what she had to deal with for the day. Linda took a sip of her coffee, hoping the caffeine would perk her up a little.

Her 8 o’clock appointment showed up. The advertising department had just lost one of their copywriters. Linda had to get a replacement for the team. Candidate number one was all right. Good looking, but a little immature. Candidate number 2 was older, more mature, and seemed to be a good addition to the team. Candidate number 3 was weird! He was out!

Linda decided to pick candidate number 2. She felt relieved to have made a decision. She looked out the window and stretched herself. The thick London fog was making her depressed. She closed the blinds, and walked out of her office.

She had a meeting with her team before lunch. Great! Linda could not wait to see how the new photos had turned out. The last batch was disappointing! She wondered if the new jingle had been recorded. There was some delay due to power failure at the recording studio the last time. The translator was also late getting to the studio, and the Italian recording artiste and the English producer were using sign language, which did not quite aid their rapport with each other.

Linda’s mind was a buzz before she even entered the conference room. She certainly did not spend much time moping around – at least, not in the office!