WILL OF THE GRASS

CHAPTER 10
The thing that's great about this job is the time sourcing the items involves no traveling. I just
look online to buy it. It's really as simple as that. While everyone else is searching for what they
can sell, I sit in front of my computer and buy better stuff for less money and spend a fraction
of the time doing it.
It was easy to spot her. All you needed to do was look at her socks. They were never a matching
pair. One would be green while the other would be blue. One would reach her knee while the
other barely touched her ankle. Every other part of her was perfect, but never the socks. They
were her micro act of rebellion.
Frank knew there was a correct time and place to reveal his secret and this wasn't it. The issue
was that the secret might be revealed despite his best attempt to keep it from coming out. At
this point, it was out of his control and completely dependant on those around him who also
knew the secret. They wouldn't purposely reveal it, or at least he believed that, but they could
easily inadvertently expose it. It was going to be a long hour as he nervously eyed everyone
around the table hoping they would keep their mouths shut.
Her eyebrows were a shade darker than her hair. They were thick and almost horizontal,
emphasizing the depth of her eyes. She was rather handsome than beautiful. Her face was
captivating by reason of a certain frankness of expression and a contradictory subtle play of
features. Her manner was engaging.
You're going to make a choice today that will have a direct impact on where you are five years
from now. The truth is, you'll make choice like that every day of your life. The problem is that
on most days, you won't know the choice you make will have such a huge impact on your life in
the future. So if you want to end up in a certain place in the future, you need to be careful of
the choices you make today.
She sat down with her notebook in her hand, her mind wandering to faraway places. She
paused and considered all that had happened. It hadn't gone as expected. When the day began
she thought it was going to be a bad one, but as she sat recalling the day's events to write them
down, she had to admit, it had been a rather marvelous day.
One foot in front of the other, One more step, and then one more. Jack's only thoughts were to
keep moving no matter how much his body screamed to stop and rest. He's lost almost all his
energy and his entire body ached beyond belief, but he forced himself to take another step.
Then another. And then one more.
She didn't understand how changed worked. When she looked at today compared to yesterday,
there was nothing that she could see that was different. Yet, when she looked at today
compared to last year, she couldn't see how anything was ever the same.
Do you think you're living an ordinary life? You are so mistaken it's difficult to even explain. The
mere fact that you exist makes you extraordinary. The odds of you existing are less than
winning the lottery, but here you are. Are you going to let this extraordinary opportunity pass?
I'm so confused by your ridiculous meltdown that I must insist on some sort of explanation for
your behavior towards me. It just doesn't make any sense. There's no way that I deserved the
treatment you gave me without an explanation or an apology for how out of line you have
been.