‘Kindness’ Is The Name Of The Curse - 2. How He Came To The Big City
2. How He Came To The Big City
Right after he got his Bachelor degree, he found a job in the small town where he went to the university. This was a reputable university in the country though not the most well known. Many would assert that graduates had fine education; it was a diploma to be proud of if he had it hanged on the wall in his office. He did not get his first full time job at one of those multi-national corporations, but he could say that it was a real job; he was acquiring skills to become a working professional. He would belong to the class of doctors, lawyers, engineers and scholars in some years. That was where he was. A year after he started working full-time, he was offered a job in the big city; he took it right away and moved to the city. He felt that the world was at his feet. It would have been ideal if he could find a flat before he moved there, but he couldn’t, so he just moved there with his suitcase and a backpack. This was not the first time he did something like this, so he did not think that it was such a big deal. As he reached the big city, he looked up a newspaper, found a hotel and checked-in. He figured that he’d take care of what he needed to take care of like finding a flat, moving in, buying furniture, opening a new bank account and such in the coming weeks.
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He wandered around but he could not figure out what to do. He then realized that he was hungry and a little tired. He decided to stop at a restaurant, sit, eat and think. There was a restaurant that he frequented for the last three weeks and that was where he went. As he entered, a waiter came to take his order. Both were acquainted since they saw each other a number of times already; in fact, they saw each other almost everyday for the last three weeks. He just ordered some noodle. He did not have enough money to pay for the hotel but he did have enough money to pay for the meal. While he waited, he thought about what to do next.
