3/03/2006

"Watchya gonna do with all that 'junk'?"

I like it when my stories have morals to them. It makes me feel like I'm contributing to the greater good. Maybe even lessening my carbon footprint in a sense.

A few years ago I had a female client, early 30's my guess, quiet/shy, kinda cute in that homely(ish) librarian way. After her order from my company was completed I was carrying it out to her vehicle for her (about a 50 pound 2' x 2' x 3' box). When we get to her car she pops the hatchback, lifts it up while looking at me and informs me that it will fit best back in there.
She just stares at me, giving me plenty of room to fit it in. Waiting for me to advance closer toward her vehicle.
But I don't move. I just stand there captivated by what is now lying in front of me all sprawled out on the floor of her trunk.
I don't know whether to start laughing, to ignore it completely, to ask her if she has plans for that evening, or to say "Oh, I have that one! The ending is awesome!"
But before I have time to do or say any of these things, she sees my face, my expressionless face with eyes superglued on something, unblinking and wide open. She turns her head to see what has my attention so affixed.
In less than a heartbeat she gasps in a combination of terror and disbelief and immediately slams the hatchback shut. She stands there motionless facing her car looking down. We both do. Several seconds pass until she says, without looking anywhere close to my direction "You can just put it in the front seat"
"Whatever you say" is about all I can offer.
I manage the heavy cargo into her passenger seat as she quickly gets in, starts the car and has it in gear before I even have the passenger door shut.
"Thanks for the business. Please come again." I say failing miserably to not sound smug.
Away she rushed out of site and out of my life forever with not so much as a 'thankyou' or a phone number.
I never saw her or her trunk scatter filled with a VCR and no fewer than 10 porn tapes with such titles as 'Anal Invaders' and 'Interracial Anal' ever again.