The back side had no obvious doors, just two horizontal stripes of old factory windows, separated by a stripe of courrogated metal that was painted in... alternating blocks of pink and purple. The front side was the same, except for a tall protuberance a third of the way from the loading dock end. It looked like a cross between a garden shed and a clock tower butted up against the main wall, with the creepy Mom's logo-head at the top of each side, staring out as if keeping watch.The main entrance. The electricity went off alittle while ago and my clothes are in the dryer so I have to wait tillthey dry anyhow. - The pro just called and said they are having a buffetfor all the residents because they have no refrigeration to keep the foodcold - they don't know how long the electric will be off. - How am Igoing to the party? Ken and Chris are lending me some of their clothes." This elicited an even bigger laugh from Kimberly and Christie and my wifewas a little mystified. "I don't know why. Keri was wearing a short sleeve blouse and Darrin could see bruises on both of her pale white upper arms. "Would you like to talk about it?" Darrin asked. "No. I have to be going. Thanks for the coffee. I do feel better now." He gave her his phone number and told her to call any time she wanted to talk, any time. Keri picked up her grocery bags a headed for home. That night's poker game turned out just as Keri had expected. They played for a little while and drank the beer she had. "How is the bid coming along."She looked up and had I been more aware I would have noticed that my uncalled for tone had hurt her."About half an hour should see the first proof done." She answered in the very business like manner that we had been using."Good!" I said, thinking that would be plenty of time to write out my resignation.I quickly typed up my notice, giving no reasons, just stating that I was resigning with immediate effect.Thirty five minutes later I was back in Mr. Thomas' office.
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