The day after, Fang was ready to go to work. She did not allow her to encounter her Ex-boyfriend to take the better part of her. She sure was convinced that she had done the right thing by breaking up with Wei.
Wang Fang locked her door, got to the bus stop where she usually gets a taxi that takes her to work.
Thankfully, she didn't have to wait for so long before getting one, she was almost late for work.
In less than twenty minutes, Fang was already at her workplace. She actually got there a few minutes past the normal daily resumption time. As luck had it on her, she was loved by her manager who barely questioned her knowing full well late coming is not what Fang derived joy in doing.
Wang Fang happened to be the one the manager of the hotel where she worked trusted and could count on her even though her position there was not the highest. She was a receptionist but do not allow herself to be mistreated by those higher than her.
Her boss liked her for that, she was kind of a huge challenge to him. Fang had been placed on high esteem by her Manager.
The respect her manager had for her was as a result of what had happened at the hotel some months back.
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some men had come to the hotel sometime with the aim of booking for a room to lodge in that very day. They had wanted to just pass two nights there and not more. Unfortunately, they didn't know the hotel lacked some facilities they needed for the period they were going to lodge there.
They already paid Wang Fang who happened to be the receptionist. On getting to the room, they found out that the room was not having a shower, it was just a tap and a bucket than a small container with which to bathe.
They could not hold back their grievances, they had to rush to the reception and query Wang Fang as if it was her fault that there was no shower in the bathroom.
"You are the receptionist right!?" One of the men asked with a harsh tone.
"Yes, I am." Wang Fang said with a friendly tone.
"Sirs, is there any problem." She asked calmly.
"We got into our room and found out that there was no shower?" One of the men spoke in anger.
"We are very sorry Sir, but not all the rooms have no shower. Would you want to be upgraded?" She spoke to them in a nice and apologetic tone.
With the way she talked to them, she had succeeded in calming them and making them understand that hotel management is kind of into segregation.
They looked at each other for some seconds and then turned back to Wang Fang.
"Upgrade us!" The other man who had not spoken all this time finally uttered.
Wang Fang had succeeded in tackling the situation perfectly well without the involvement of her Boss. That wasn't the first time she had done that, she had handled quite a number of unpleasant situation of such nature.
That actually had contributed to the likeness and pride her boss had over her.
*****
Just as she was settled for the day's duty, her phone rang and it was a call from her friend, Zhang Min. She at first wondered why Min would be calling her knowing full well that she was at work.
She suddenly realized that it was unlike Min to call her if there was nothing important to talk about.
She didn't answer the call, she got out of the hotel building to return Zhang Min call.
"Hello, Min??.."
"Fang, how're you doing?"
"I'm good, what's happening? why the call?.."
Fang asked in a way that depicted she was not comfortable with the call.
"I just called to check up on you, from the way you speak, it's clear you're fine."
"Thanks for calling, and sorry that I didn't answer the phone when you called."
"You don't have to be sorry, I gat to go now take care of yourself," Min Said and hung up the call.
Zhang Min had called to check up on Fang, regarding the heartbreak she's been given to the previous day.
She wanted to be sure Fang was doing quite alright and getting over everything she had with Li Wei.
At about 9:30 Pm, Fang was done with her duty. She most times worked from 8:00 Am- 9:30 Pm before she went back home.
On her way back from work, the thought of Li Wei crept into her mind. She recalled the arguments they've had several before the breakup. The good time they spent together placed a smile on her face immediately which did not last up to a minute before the bad side of Wei bumped into her head and she became sad all of a sudden.
Her mind was so occupied with too many thought that she didn't hear the horn of a car coming towards her direction.
Just as she was about crossing to the other side to get a cab, the driver of that very car almost knocked her off the way.
Then the driver got out of his car stood by the side of the car and started talking to Fang abusively.
"Hey young lady, What is the matter with you?. You are so deep in thought that you're not aware there's a car coming from behind you??.." The man said those words and paused to see what Fang's reaction would be like.
He had expected her to say something and when she failed to do so, he continued talking
"I can see you've lost it, you're not sane if you're looking for someone to get you to your early grave, you had better look elsewhere because I'm not in the right position to carry it out.
The car owner got back into his car and drove off after saying all he had to say to Wang Fang.
All the time the man had been talking, Fang had remained silent, She stood still like a statue. After about thirty seconds. She got back to her senses and moved away from where she stood. And then she crossed to the other side of the road to get a taxi.
The Man's words really had a negative effect on Wang Fang. She felt like she was all alone in the world. First, it was Wei's nonchalant attitude towards her and now were some hurtful words from a stranger.
At this juncture, she wished the ground could open up and swallow her. What was she still living for?. The only persons in her life now were her mother and her best friend Zhang Min.
Those were the people she believed she was living for.