Your Life and Business

Ruth and Emily were sitting in a restaurant located not far from their office. They were studying the menu while waiting for Peter, their colleague. It was lunch time. “Do you have Aspirin? I have a slight headache,” Emily asked Ruth.

Mike was sitting beside the window looking at the ocean and enjoying his breakfast of fried eggs with ham and bagel. It was his third day on holiday in Southern California . Great weather, fantastic food, and an excellent hotel made him happy.

A strange atmosphere of tension pervaded in the office although Peter was alone there. Maybe it was because of the weather, he thought, as it had been a muggy day. He looked through the window – the dark grey clouds were moving closer and closer with every minute. Suddenly   lightning flashed through the sky. Some seconds later a loud clap followed. Peter turned away and checked his watch – it was late.

“Actually, I wanted to leave earlier today,” Emily said looking at her watch “it’s 17h30… John is still having a meeting with Ron. If John comes …” She frowned and sighed fixing her eyes on her watch again: “Why should work always come first?”