A Happy Feeling

PART 2

The next day I waited for him, but he never showed, I asked myself why, all I could think about is maybe he was just too tired or that he got so drunk last night after their show, but days became weeks and weeks became months but still he never showed, at night when I lay on my bed I will always look at that candy sitting on my shelf and I remember his sweet smile and how he always smiles before leaving the store, maybe that smile he gave me on the night of his show was the last time, and maybe that's why it was more sweeter that before, but nonetheless I will always sleep with that candy beside me and dream of him in my sleep smiling at me.

the next day I came to work only to be shocked at what my manager said,

"sir, I didn't do anything wrong, why do you have to let me go?"
"I know Sam, but you've been working here for one in a half years already, you've been working too long, and the owner had to let some employees go"
"but you said it yourself, I've been working here for too long, why me?, why can't it be someone else?"
"we can't let Lynn go, she's been here for only 8 months, we have to give her a chance, I know you can find a better job than this, I'm sorry Sam, but here, take this business card, you can apply here, I'm really sorry"
"what happened, Sam are you okay?, best?"
"I got fired"
"wh..what?, why?"
"I don't know, he just fired me"
"I'm sorry, but what's that in your hand?"
"a business card, he told me to apply here"
"why don't you apply, come on, maybe this is fate, maybe working here was not really for you, come on look at the card, the design, the card looks like it came from a rich guys hand, come on, I'll wait for you"
"Lynn, do you really think it's fate?"
"yes, just try it, okay, cheer up, you really look like shit if you pout like that"
"what?"
"I'm just kidding, go!, I'll wait for you when your done okay, then I'll treat you tonight"
"promise?"
"promise!"

I went to the address on the card, and I saw myself standing in front of a tall hotel building, I looked like a kid looking up in the sky while her balloon was being carried by the wind, floating away, I didn't want to come inside but I had no choice, I asked the receptionist where the office was, he pointed to the direction on my left, I came inside and told the secretary I was there to apply, she told me to wait, I sat restless as I was waiting for him for an hour, and then a group of men in suits walked across me, I saw a man with shades on, he looked like the man I was waiting for, the owner or something, after awhile the secretary told me to come inside and that he is ready to see me, I knocked and opened the door, he has a beautiful office, he also has a sofa in it, I walked towards and saw that he's standing in front a bookshelf reading,

"sit down, so tell me Ms. Samantha, what do you know?"
"what? excuse me?"
"I asked you what are the things you know how to do?"
"well, I know how to cook, do the laundry and..."
"what else?, besides that"
"umm...sir, will you mind telling me what position I am applying for?, because I just got fired a while ago and I was waiting for you...."
"do you know how to make a man happy, to give him pleasure?"
"WHAT!!!!, I'm sorry but this must be a mistake, I'm not here to apply as a sex worker, I thought owning a big hotel makes the owner a decent man!, I"m sorry but I better leave"
"sit down!!!!, I"m not finished yet"

I heard a loud thud, I got scared, what if this man rapes me?, or better kill me here?, oh my God, will I die young?,

"I said sit down Ms. Samantha, now"

I walked back and sat down while my head was bowed, but then I saw a familiar book on the desk, maybe it was the noise  I heard a while ago, I looked at it, it was the book I was looking at the bookstore the same night I watched Keith play,

"do you like that book?"

I nodded "yes",

"at least you can answer while looking at me"

I raised my head and looked at him with shock, he looked like him, he looked like Keith, but this man I was looking at is different from him, much much different from him,

"why do you look so shocked?"
"nothing, it's just that you look like someone I know, but your different from him"
"it's not because I'm not carrying a guitar anymore doesn't make me different from before, it's only been six months"
"Keith?"
"what?"
"oh nothing"

oh my God, how can a perfectly happy man change this much over 6 months?, did something happen to him?, maybe an accident that caused him brain damage that made him lost his sweet smile?, or is he doppleganger?,

"excuse me, are you day dreaming?"
"what, no no, I'm not, so how have you been?"
"I"m fine, well let's get down to business, the position you're applying for is to be my Personal Assistant"
"but, you already have a secretary, right?"
"yes, but she only works inside the office, I need someone who can work for me outside the office"
"okay, so what things will I do?"
"everything, you will work for me 24/7, you will be called by me 24/7, anytime that I need you"
"so I don't get a rest?"
"you will, so will you work for me?"
"well I have a Family that needs me and if I work 24/7 I might not see them anymore"
"do you think I'm that stupid to prevent you from seeing your family?"
"no, it's just that"
"listen, Samantha, when I say 24/7, I don't mean that you will stay with me forever, it means that when I need you, you need to be there, understand?"
"yes sir"
"so how's 30 thousand starting fee?"
"what?, 30...30 thousand?"
"why, is is too low?"
"no, no, it's okay"
"so we have agreed then, you will start today, but....you have to change the way you dress, come with me"
"where?"
"Samantha, I don't like people asking me too much, just listen and follow, okay?"

I followed him to a salon, a boutique, and then a clinic, but still I can't believe the man I'm with right now have changed so much, I miss his smile, why did you change?.

"sir Keith, how are you?"
"I'm fine, Doc"
"who do we have here?, your girlfriend?"
"no, my Personal Assistant, well I want you to turn her into a woman, and...wait..."
"do you have underarm hair?"
"what?"
"nevermind, Doc, if she has underarm hair, can you permanently, you know?......"
"ah..I know what you mean, ummm...come with me we'll prepare you"
"what!!!,wa...wait...sir!!!!!"

after that, I decided to see Lynn,

"so what happened?"
"I have a job"
"yay!, good for you, but why do you look like that?"
"remember that guy, who used to go to the store?"
"Mr. All Smiles?, why, do you still expect to see him again, come on Sam, it's been six months"
"actually, I saw him again"
"really?, when?"
"today, he was the owner of the hotel I applied for"
"really, oh my God, see I told you it was fate, you seeing him after six months, so does he still have that smile?"
"no"
"no?, why?"
"he changed Lynn, from that cool carefree sweet guy to a total jerk"
"really, so maybe, it wasn't fate, sorry"
"it's okay, at least I saw him again"
"yeah, at least you did"

I went home after everything that happened, he bought me clothes and told me I don't need to pay for them, I just need to look decent if I want to work for him, I looked at myself in the mirror while holding one of  the clothes he bought me, and then I looked back, stared at the candy he gave me, but then I can't see his smile when I look at it, he did change, he really changed, but why?.