| Boredom ! That was it ! That was
the cause ___1___ my horrid behaviour these past two weeks. That
was why I had been snapping ___2___ the staff all the time. I
slumped into my chair ___3___ despair. I had worked for 15 years
with the company. The realisation that I was bored made me
anxious ___4___ how I was going to work efficiently from now on.
I sat quietly ___5___ a while and then I switched on the
computer and swiftly wrote my letter of resignation. I walked
purposefully ___6___ Mr Brown's office, may letter in my hand.
Outside his room, I stopped at the watercooler for a sip of
water. My throat was parched. Beads of perspiration had begun to
form on my forehead. It wasn't going to be easy, I knew, but I
had to tell him. My life was such a drudgery. I didn't want to
be ___7___ administration anymore. I didn't want to have to
ensure the office ran like clockwork every day.
Jus then, Mr Brown opened his door and asked me to step
___8___ his room. He said, "Lena, we're creating a new
department that will deal solely ___9___ our overseas partners.
I want you to head that. It will mean doing quite a bit of
traveling. Are you interested ?"
My jaw dropped. My fingers trembled. Quietly, I crumpled my
letter.
"What's that ?" asked Mr Brown, pointing to the crushed paper
in my hand.
"Oh, just one of my mistakes," I said. He must have know, for
I heard him sigh ___10___ relief. |
