This choice: Their usually delivery guy • Go Back... "Hey, Alan, hows the world treating you?" the older man greeted the teen on other side of the vehicle. Approaching the truck Alan said, "You, Joe, are the highlight of my day." "Jeez, tough break kid." Joe replied while opening the one of the doors to the back of the truck. Giving a shake of his head, Alan just skipped to a new topic, "New truck?" he asked, pointing out the new locking mechanism for the doors. "Naw." the truck driver answered, before opening the second door.
"New owners. See?" he continued, by showing off a new logo upon his back, and another on the boxes inside the truck. Most reading "Globotech". "Soon everything will be owned by one giant corporation." Joe paused his remark to climb into the back the vehicle, "Then, it's good-bye microbreweries."
Separating a stack of Globotech boxes, Joe finally ask the question that Alan was dreading during his wait for the delivery to be made, "As much as I like talking to you kid, I'm still on the job. So, where's your dad? I got his order right here" Taking a calming inhale, Alan answered, "Actually...it's my order. My dad is off at a seminar out of town, and put me in charge, and let me order a few boxes to sell on my own"
The elderly man was a bit taken aback by what his younger friend said. "Believe me, I'm just as surprised as you are." Alan chuckled as he helped Joe get the boxes out the truck.
Putting the last of the boxes on a dolly, Alan asked the old man if he wanted to see what he ordered, to which Joe said...   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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