Chapter 14 Part 1 How scary can a few numbers be? -14

About Floating Currency "Oh..." I said, taking out my notebook arrogantly.We had a meeting yesterday on the cover issue and the final decision was: "Portfolio Management: Getting the Right Balance." Before you get bored, let me tell you that last month, the cover headline was: "Savings Deposits: Accepting test." Why can't we do a test with self-tanning cream once in a while? "I'm going to find some pictures of scales," I said, quickly reading through my list, "or dupes, unicycles..." "Pictures related to balance," Paul said, "no problem. Would you like a cup of coffee?"

"Thank you." I smiled and sat back in the chair easily.Do you see what I mean? It's really good here.Someone pays me to just sit in a chair and do nothing. After a while, Ellie and Paul appeared together, and I looked at her in surprise.She looked absolutely stunning in a fuchsia suit and heels! "It's a picture of swimmers, boats, and Europe," Paul told her. "Yes," Ellie said, taking the chair next to me. "Let me guess," I said, "about the floating currency." "That's right," said Ellie. "Exactly, 'Europe—to sink or to sail?'" She said with uncanny exaggeration, and Paul and I giggled.After he walked away, I looked Ellie up and down.

"Why are you so beautifully dressed?" "I've always been well-groomed," she evaded. "You know that." Paul was already pushing a cart of slides toward us, and Ellie was looking at the pictures from above. "Is it yours or mine?" She seems to be avoiding talking to me about this topic, what the hell is going on? "Are you going to an interview?" I asked in a flash of inspiration.She looked at me, blushed, and took a stack of slides from the cart. "Circus show," she read. "Acrobatics. Is that what you want?" "Ellie! Are you going for an interview? Tell me!"

There was a silence.Ellie stared at the slide for a moment, then looked up. "Yes," she bit her lip, "but..." "Great!" I yelled, and a few girls sitting quietly in the corner looked up. "What kind of job?" I lowered my voice and said, "Isn't it an interview for Cosmo Magazine?" We're interrupted by Paul, who walks over with a cup of coffee and puts it in front of Ellie. "Pictures of swimmers coming soon," he says, before grinning and walking away. "What the hell is a job?" I asked again.Ellie was applying for so many jobs that I had no clue.

"It's Wetherby." She flushed. "Wetherby Investments?" She nodded slightly, and I frowned suspiciously.Why was she applying for a position at Wetherby Investments? "Do they have their own internal magazine or something like that?" "I'm not applying for a reporter position," she whispered, "I'm applying for a treasury manager." "What?" I froze. I know that friends are supposed to support each other in big decisions, and that's it.But sorry, treasury manager? "Maybe I won't get the position at all," she said, looking away. "But it doesn't matter."

"But……" I am speechless.How could Ellie ever want to be a treasury manager? Treasury managers aren't real-life people, they're the ones we laugh at in interviews. "It's just an idea," she said defensively. "You know, I might just show Carol that I can do something else." "So it's like...a bargaining tool?" I ventured. "Yes," she said, shrugging slightly. "That's it. A bargaining tool." However, she didn't sound confident at all, and she wasn't as chatty as she usually was for the rest of the afternoon.What the hell happened to her? I was stuck with this question all the way home from the Image Archive.I was walking down Kensington High Street, crossing the road and approaching the door of the Marks and Spencer department store when I hesitated.

The subway station is on my right.The store is on my left. I should have ignored those stores.I should start being frugal and go straight home to chart my expenses.If I want to relax, I can watch free TV or make a cheap and tasty soup. But there's really not much to see on TV tonight, at least not until East Londoners.Also, I don't want to drink soup.I really felt like I needed something to cheer me up.And on top of that - I'm running through my mind quickly - I won't be enjoying it all again tomorrow, will I? It's like Lent The 40 days from the first day of Easter) to Easter, Christians regard it as a season of fasting and repentance in preparation for Easter. ——The arrival of translation notes.Today is my shopping Ashram and I have to go on a shopping spree before I start thrifting.

I was so excited that I hurried to Barkers shopping center.I won't buy anything randomly, I promise myself.Just treat yourself a little to get you through this tough time.I've bought myself a cardigan - then the clothes are out of the question... I bought a couple of new shoes the other day - so the shoes are out of the question...although there is a very nice Prada at Hobbs- The y-style shoes... hmmm.I'm not sure. Walking up to the cosmetics department at Barkers Mall, suddenly I knew what I wanted.Cosmetics! This is exactly what I was looking for! A bottle of mascara and maybe a new lipstick.I started happily wandering around these bright and exciting cosmetics counters, dodging sprays of perfume, busy trying lipsticks on the back of my hand.I wanted a real pale lipstick and I decided.beige or pink and should buy another lip liner...

In front of the Clarins counter, my attention was attracted by a large promotional advertisement. Buy two skincare items and get a free beautiful tote bag with refills of facial cleanser, toner, moisturizer, Fall Flame lipstick and extra-strength mascara, and a sampler of Eau Dynamisante.The quantity is limited, if you want to buy quickly! This is unbelievable! Do you know how much a Clarins lipstick usually costs? And now, they are giving it away for free! I started to pick and choose among those skin care products excitedly, trying to decide what to buy What's the difference.How about a neck cream? I've never tried it! And a bottle of revitalizing moisturizer too! That way you get a free lipstick.What a bargain!

"Hi," I said to the saleswoman in the white uniform, "I want a neck cream and revitalizing moisturizer. And a nice handbag." I added, and suddenly I was petrified with fear, Am I too late; the limited giveaway is probably all gone.