It Was Only a Text

Mixed Feelings

~One sip, bad for me

One hit, bad for me

One kiss, bad for me

But I give in so easily

And "No. Thank you." is how it should've gone

I should stay strong

But I'm Weak~

~AJR~

I found the building with no real issues, parking the car in the attached garage, and moved to the elevator. I waited for the door to open and moved into the small room. There was a door at the end, and it was open. I moved to the door and knocked on the frame.

A man sat at the desk. I took in his appearance. He had blonde hair and a deep tan. He looked up and smiled. His tan made his teeth look artificially white. He was not the usual resident of Gotham. The city was too overcast and dreary for a 'real' tan.

"Hi, can I help you?"

"Yes, my name is Bree, I was sent here for a possible job."

"Yes, please come in. Have a seat."

I moved into the office and sat in front of the desk. I reached in my bag and pulled out the resume that Joker had left sitting in the car. I watched as he looked over the paper.

"Do you have experience in an office setting?" he asked.

"Not directly, I do have 3 years in customer service and I am sure I can pick up the rest as I go. I am a go getter."

He smiled. "The job is Monday thru Thursday. 9AM to 2PM. But you may have to be available last minute, if there are any business functions we would have to attend. It's mostly answering the phone and light paperwork, copying and filing."

"That is not a problem." I reassured the man.

"Perfect, I would like you to start as soon as possible. We were having problems hiring because of the need for a flexible schedule. I would like to offer you the job. You will have to get a hold of HR and give them your info. The place handles children and you will have to pass the background check. Once it comes back and is clear, you will be hired."

I couldn't believe how easily this man hired me. Then Joker's words came back to me, this man was a drug dealer. This business is just a front for his money.

"Perfect." The man handed me a business card for the HR people.

I stood, "Thank you so much. I will see you soon." I said.

"I can't wait." He told me, shaking my hand.

I left the building very excited. I headed straight to the address on the business card. The drive was completely across town. I pulled up and parked the giant car at a parking meter. I grabbed my bag and fed the meter with an hour's worth of time. I headed into the building.

After a few minutes talking to the woman at the reception desk. I moved to the elevators. The short trip up helped calm my nerves. I stepped out onto the 5th floor shocked, the place was very....beige. The entire thing looked generic. I moved to suite C and opened the door.

I moved to the desk.

"I was supposed to come by and give my info to HR to start work at The Lower Gotham Rec Center."

The lady smiled, "So glad they finally filled the position." She accepted the documents and my ID.

I watched as the woman moved to make copies. My nerves were making me nauseous. I gnawed at my bottom lip while the lady pulled out a few pages from a file folder.