Randall's Love

Part 1

Hallie Norman was a female reptilian lizard with four arms, four legs, and a long purple tail. Her other main body color was a deep, rich pink, nearly red. She had two fronds on her head. She also had some green and blue striping on her back. She had amber eyes.

She had always been fascinated with the Monsters, Incorporated factory. She looked up what sorts of jobs they had that might be acceptable for females, other than scaring. She knew that's what the energy the city thrived on, but she just wasn't mean enough to pull off scaring.

She had just gotten her first apartment. Her parents had helped her move in and had supported her moving out. She had completed college at the Monsters University, but at avoided the scaring program. She was 23 years old.

As Hallie looked at the jobs online what they had available at Monsters, Inc, she knew she was a good cook. She considered joining the kitchen staff.

Wearing a nice shirt, she went to the building and she had her resume in hand. She had her own specially designed car that was just meant for her.

When Hallie walked inside, she was impressed by how big the lobby was. There was a female one eye with snake hair at the receptionist's desk. She was trying to direct calls. This was Celia.

"Hello, Ma'am?" Hallie said.

Celia finished a phone call and turned around. "Yes, may I help you?"

"Yes, I'm Hallie Norman. I am looking for where they hire people."

Celia directed her to a room that was like a break room. Then Celia called Henry Waternoose about a new applicant.

Waternoose knew he didn't have any appointments at the moment, and this was for once, not a real busy time. So this could be a good time to see the new applicant. He went to the room where they put the new applicants so they could get interviews.

He opened the door and he could only see one new applicant. The look of the new monster reminded him of his employee, Randall Boggs. Was it possible it was a relative? He walked in.

"Hello there. I am Henry J. Waternoose. I am the CEO here. And you are?"

Hallie saw a spider crab monster man appear before her. "Hello, Mr. Waternoose. My name is Ms. Hallie Norman. I would love to work in this wondrous business of yours."

"Thank you, Ms. Norman. This way, to my office."

Hallie was glad the boss was interviewing her now. She hadn't had to wait long.

Once in the office, he offered her a seat and she gladly took it. Then he went around to his desk. He looked her up and down. She looked pretty and really young.

"So, Ms. Norman, what is it that you are applying to work here for?"

"I am a great cook. I want to work in the kitchen here. Are you hiring for kitchen staff?"

"You're in luck, young lady. One of our oldest kitchen staff just retired. You can have her spot, but you will also have to see the kitchen's supervisor, Mrs. Grafton."

"I would love to. So, when could I meet her?"

"It is a little while before lunch, so I think we could meet her now." Waternoose gestured with his hand. He was showing her out of the office.

Waternoose led Hallie around the building to show her around. The size of this place was incredible. Soon, they arrived at the kitchen. She tried to remember how to get to the kitchen.

The boss showed her into the big kitchen and they went into the back. "Hello, Mrs. Grafton." He greeted the big, round with yellow stripes around her waist, woman with blonde hair. She was of the middle age.

"Oh, hello there, Mr. Waternoose. What can I do for you?" Mrs. Grafton asked.

"Mrs. Grafton, I would like to introduce you to Ms. Hallie Norman. She wants to work here in the kitchen." Henry said.

"Ok, then. I'll take it from here, Mr. Waternoose." She said.

"Thank you. She's all yours." He said and left to go do other things.

The big female monster led the lizard to her office. "So, young lady, what makes you want to work here in the kitchen?" Mrs. Grafton asked.

"I love to cook and come up with amazing recipes for other monsters. I went to Monsters University and got a certificate, diploma, and graduated with high honors. I've always gotten great compliments on my food. I pay great attention to the details of every recipe. I can do anything that it asked of me. Once I'm shown how to do it, I do it really well."

Hallie explained. "Here is my resume."

Mrs. Grafton took it and looked it over.

Hallie was so nervous. Her body temperature was rising.

"Your record is really nice. So, you're just fresh out of college?"

"Yes, Ma'am."

Hallie explained more of what she had done with the best she could give.

Mrs. Grafton was seeing a very determined young woman wanting to get a job here. She didn't mind that she was a reptile.

When Hallie was done explaining, Mrs. Grafton said, "Welcome aboard, Hallie. You can start Monday."

They shook hands.

"Really? Thank you so much, Mrs. Grafton." Hallie smiled happily. She couldn't wait to tell her parents that she had nailed a job the first time. This was Thursday, so she had the weekend to prepare herself.

She walked out feeling very proud of herself. Now it was time for lunch and the whistle blew for the employees to have their lunch breaks.

On her way out, Hallie looked up in time to see a purple lizard running to some place. It caught her attention. She saw a pinkish little one running after it.

Her curiosity got the better of her. She asked a blue male monster. "Excuse me, I just saw a purple lizard running that way. I'm new here, but can I ask what the name of that lizard was?"

"You mean old Randall Boggs. It wouldn't be wise going around him, Ma'am. He is quite the grump around everyone."

She now knew it was a male of her kind. Maybe he was a grump to everyone here, but what was he like outside of work?

"Thank you, Sir."

"Are you working here, Ma'am?"

"Yes. I'm starting in the kitchen on Monday." Hallie said.

"Oh. Good luck. We have a great kitchen staff."

"I met Mrs. Grafton. And thanks. I should go." She said.

Hallie did somewhat want to track that male down, but she would wait. She left the building and would wait till Monday to begin her new job.

On her way home, she couldn't help but think of the purple male she had seen. Randall Boggs. The name sounded appealing to her. There was just something about him that caught her attention.

When she got home, she called up her parents and told them she had a job at the famous Monsters, Inc factory.

They were so happy for her. They had known that she had always wanted to work there.

She also told her closest friends. One of her best female friends, who was currently married, Hallie told her that she had spotted a potential guy at the building too. He was one of her own kind, and despite what that one monster had said, she might be interested in that one.

Her friend's name was Abigail Frenchly. She was a green almost near spider like monster. But she only had about four legs instead of eight. And two arms.

Abby wished Hallie the best of luck with her guy. She hoped Hallie could find a special guy and get married too, but with her being a reptile, it had been hard for her to keep a lot of friends. A lot of monsters despised them and there weren't many other reptiles around. She thought her friend was lucky to have spotted this male and wished her the best.