![]() ![]() All Company folks are welcome in each other's houses, and to deny a friend entry is almost a guarantee that the Manager will pay you a visit. I step forward a little more, sticking one foot in his doorway. sick too." He offers me a halfhearted smile and a weak nod, before stepping into the darkness of his home and motioning to close the door. It's always Company Policy that both homeowners answer the door, unless one is occupied with important tasks. ![]() Or your wife could get it, perhaps?" I hadn't seen his wife in days. He can see if a Company employee may be able to bring you your food instead. "If you are sick, you should see the doctor. "You should get over to the Company Store too, Daniel. Yeah." His response is unsatisfactory, and the Manager would most definitely not find it acceptable. Been meaning to do that - to get over there. I keep my smile as I wait for him to respond. Even those who commit transgressions, like Daniel. Whether his issues were mental or physical, the Company wants us all to be healthy. They have medications that can help fix the issues that are keeping you from sleeping." "You should go to the doctor if you're feeling ill, neighbor. I respond to him with a smile as wide as I can. Daniel's transgression has done me no harm. The Company wants us to always be friendly with our neighbors, and ignoring them isn't friendly. When I went over and knocked on his door, it took three minutes for him to answer. Make sure he knows the consequences of his actions against the Company. So, as a good neighbor, I decided I'd stop by his house and talk to him. Daniel is my neighbor, and his plight is my plight, and all our plights are problems for the Company. And the store is only closed one.īut despite this, Daniel has still missed his trips to the store. Daniel's work as a manager at the Company Cinema interferes with his getting to the store some days, but we all know he has time. It's not hard to make it to the store - they're open every day but Sunday from three til' nine, when the high school kids get out of school to work the registers and stock the shelves. Lately there's been a problem in our little Company town, and that problem is Daniel.ĭaniel has missed three scheduled shopping trips at the Company Store in the past month. My whole family goes to Company Meeting every Sunday, so we can make sure our two little boys grow up knowing who their provider is. The Company is the most honest thing in this town, the heart of our lives. I shop at the Company Store, and I work a Company job as a lineman. ![]()
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