Blunders and Thanks

I prevail always been mesmerized by the rich and famous. They looked so much in control of every situation they were in. They exude a certain aura of power and many people just simply adore them. I pass on non try to pretend that I knew a lot of this people but in the lodge where I was living, a youngish couple who owned the largest construction supply business happened to live there, in a three-storey building and I often watched them with awed interest. I eat bought a few things in their store and their office paneled in glass looked so grand.The second floor of the building is a showcase for home furnishings and look at the prices of their goods only the rich could afford them, Id mused. I learned from people trounceing that the third floor is their residence and as people talk, they said that it was a state of the art home, deserving for the very rich. The save drove the grandest car in this part of our town and every morning I watch him drove to some place, attache cas e in hand, looking impressive and successful. The young wife stayed and manned the office and she too took the kind of self-assured look her economise radiates. The young couple was my inspiration.I would like to own a business one day and like them, I would be powerful too. From their looks, I believed that money brings satisfaction and contentment, happiness too. A lot of times when I daydream, I would picture myself in the fashion of the young couples situation, very much well-off and in control over my business, employees and in every deal I have for my business. Judging from the scarce income I earned from my job, the prospect looked bleak and oftentimes, I would feel frustrated. I was taking the ferry to the city and while waiting for the boat to leave, I was engaged with those day dreams again.I was deep into it when I noticed that known car getting at the 2 gangplank and the driver hurrying to open the passenger seat. extinct came the young wife of the businessman carr ying a shrimpy bag. She is taking the boat and she is alone. She looked so chic with that small black dress and oversized Jackie O sunglasses. I lost her when she gets into the ferry. I was about to continue with my vision when a familiar voice roused me. Is this seat taken? It was her, looking a bit lost. No, I told her as she sat beside me. I am taking this trip alone. My husband arranged a car to clear me at the pier. You go to our store sometimes didntyou? I am strike she noticed. Yes, I told her. I would have added, I am your fan least I would look stupid. I am going to my husbands youngest brothers funeral. He will be buried today. Yes, she continued without waiting for me to ask, he is very young He is a special child you know and his family committed him into an institution. There is a peculiar way about the way she talked to me. We were not talking really. She expected me to listen and be intent to her chat away. She did not even look at me. She talked about being bored to death at the store. She complained about the monotonous chores she have todo every day of her life including Sunday lunches at her husbands family country house. She confessed about being jealous at people who have time to spend weekends at bars and cafes having good times with friends and meeting strangers. In-between confessions and complains she would get a call from somebody and they would talk for a minute or two. Some of those calls were from their office and others from the party of the funeral judging from her conversations on her phone. I was surprised with my reaction with her. The very first time I am nearest the person I so admired and she talked to me of things I considered so personal andbetween close friends only yet I do not feel the inspiration I expected to feel. I snarl so drained. I 3 felt that this woman seeped my strength like a vampire sucking blood from her victims. The boats horn sounded signaling we have reached our destination. You are going to the city arent you? she asked, You can share a ride with me, Id be bored alone in that car, she added. Instinct told me to say no and I did. I am meeting someone in the pier, I lied. I would take the bus but thanks in any event and leave hurriedly away. So much for the rich and famous, I thought so amused.