Pictures on The Wall (Part 5 of 10)
Mark stood by the printer. As he waited for the documents for Sherry to sign, he couldn't help but glance over at her as she sipped her hot chocolate beside his desk.
Mark stood by the printer. As he waited for the documents for Sherry to sign, he couldn't help but glance over at her as she sipped her hot chocolate beside his desk.
The feeling of doing a good deed stirred within him. Could he end up on the wall alongside the sea of Jerry photos? He laughed at the notion.
After all the papers had printed he collected them and brought them over to his desk. He had a cup of hot chocolate growing cold, so the first order of business was to take a sip for himself.
"I'm going to initial a couple things," he said. "While you flip through this I'll go check on your car."
"Is there any fine print I should know about?" she asked.
"Nothing to worry about. There won't even be a charge for today. All this is just so we have record of the incident."
He slid the documents across his desk. After another sip from his drink, he got up and walked to the garage.
During his walk he noticed Jerry leaned up against the wall beside the coffeemaker.
"Hey, Jerry," he said.
"Hey, Mark the shark," replied the employee-of-the-month. "Are you making a sale?"
"She's here to get her car fixed. Apparently the battery died."
"That's the last thing anyone needs on a cold day like today. She looks a bit familiar."
"She's driving a car you sold her."
"And it died? I thought we had quality inspections done?"
"I don't think she blames you or even this place. She's the one who called earlier when I answered. I just wanted to let you know in case that was on your mind."
"Much appreciated. Do you want me to take over?" Jerry looked past him toward his desk. "She's my client after all. She’s cuter than I remember.”
"No worries," replied Mark. He nodded to his friend and took his leave.
Once inside the garage he noticed two of the mechanics leaning against Sherry's car. Kevin and Paul. They were arguing about the plot of a movie.
"Hey, guys," said Mark. "Is the battery swapped out?"
"Done and done," replied Paul.
"Using your own truck to pick up a customer. You may have gotten yourself in the running for employee-of-the-month," said Kevin.
"I don't think one good deed is enough to dethrone Jerry. He still makes way more sales than I do."
"Don't count yourself out," said Paul. "Unfortunately, the car isn’t ready to leave. The starter needs to be replaced, too. Don’t worry, we’ll have this ride fixed first thing in the morning.”
“Figured as much. I was hoping we’d get this car on the road today, but was hesitant to say anything to the customer. Thanks, guys.”
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