Unexpected arrives as a birthday gift |
Upon returning to her office Angela checked the telephone for messages. Flipping the calendar page to the current date she was surprised to see the handwritten notation on her calendar wishing her a “Happy Birthday” from the another GEMINI. She thought that was odd as she had not told anyone at the Atlanta Zoo today was her birthday. She kept her personal information as private as she could. It wasn't that she led a DOUBLE life, she just preferred to keep those two segments of her life separate. The morning progressed as she had to multi-task several issues in order to complete her presentation on making the public areas of the zoo more VERSATILE, LIVELY and GREEN for the visiting public. On a note pad she had jotted down some random thought she thought the review committee might readily agree to once they reviewed her full report. “Ugh, it’s time to take a break from this task.” She thought as she got up from her chair and rolling her shoulders to release the kinks that developed from typing too long. She grabbed her purse and headed to the coffee shop located in the Visitors’ Center. “I’ll have a DOUBLE cream latte, please.” Angela smiled as she placed her order. Turning around to watch the guests in the Visitors’ Center Angela’s smile continued to grow as she spotted two set of TWINS looking at the lizard display. She made a game of spotting as many twins as she could find each day. “Your coffee is ready miss.” announced the waitress. Angela picked up her coffee and returned to her office. “What’s this?” She said aloud as she looked around the room finding no one in the suite. On her desk was a small box gift wrapped in birthday paper. “This is so INCONSISTENT with how I protect my private life. Somebody accessed my personnel file.” Angela’s INTELLECT continued to mull over the package. Curiosity overcame her resistance to opening the gift. She picked up the package looking for any telling signs of who it could be from. She unwrapped it, saving the materials. Upon opening the box her emerald eyes widened. Nestled in the box was a heart-shaped moss agate. The same type of moss agate sold in the gift shop. (w/c: 380) |