Being bribe by a businessman to help him pull more customers to his shop is a valid strategy for networking. But if only I know what was going to happen next, I would have refused it. I would have declined the gift, even if I'd look impolite. Now that the incident took place, I couldn't undo it. The deed is done and I have to find ways to remedy it.
In this submission, Frank is going to find out how a simple action could make everything else complicated, that simple action may become complex in an instant.
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Welcome all to my fourth submission!
It's been a while since I submitted something to Literotica. I was busy with my job application last month or so--hurrying here and there, getting my documents, passing them to the school, etc. It's hard...and tiring. I didn't have the energy to face my computer at the end of the day.
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Scaled Possession
It was only a coincidence when I chanced upon it on a shelf.
My name is Frank, thirty-eight years old, currently an assistant to a moderately-renowned attorney in the city, a bona fide helper to be more precise. My job description includes following my boss wherever he goes, doing miscellaneous chores he doesn't want to do, and generally arranging his daily schedule or, often times, his life.
Don't get me wrong. I don't hate it. My boss is good to me, I receive a good pay every month, and I can send my only daughter to any school as long as she wants me to. It's just that it gets somewhat tedious at times...like my errand today.
It was three o'clock. I was in a shop along the locally-known antique street. Outside, the hot afternoon sun baked the pedestrians as they headed towards other antique sellers around the area. Feeling the cool air from the air conditioner, I was thankful I was inside. Being exposed in all that heat would be an unpleasant experience.
As I waited, my gaze wandered along the low shelves and checked the various antiques arrayed in them. Past those shelves, glimpses of the shopkeep and his helpers occasionally appeared as they busied with my boss's newly-bought antiques for transportation. It was one of my tasks today, taking an eye over the packing process in behalf of him. Unless I was sure nothing would happen to his latest purchases, I wasn't allowed to leave my post.
I couldn't understand the obsession my boss had to these antiques. Seeing a patched-up caldron, a faded decorative jewellery box, an abstract painting, an old bottle with strange markings all over it...I couldn't see their value at all. It all looked like junk to me.
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Maybe, I just don't have the capital to see their appeal? Rich people can really play around. They can just throw money willy-nilly without any burden.
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Uncomprehending, I could only shake my head as I continued examining the displays.
That was when I saw it at a corner. A curious thing. A fierce western dragon made of ceramics. The statue was only as big as my arm, and it was in a posture as if roaring at the sky. A black aura surrounded it, which shimmered, ensnaring my attention. The shimmer reminded me of the wavering heat above hot pavement during a summer's day, only it was black.
Before I could walk to it and look at it closer, the shopkeep appeared from the back of the store. With a fawning smile, he hurried to my side. "Assistant Frank, we've almost finished packing up Attorney Kenneth's antiques. It won't be long till they are ready for transportation," he said.
I showed him my usual business smile. "Of course, of course, I knew you would take care of it for me." I gave the businessman a hand shake.
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Otherwise, you won't get anything from my boss.
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He laughed. "Don't mention it. We pride ourselves with our top-notch customer treatment. How about you, Assistant Frank? Do you fancy something in my shop? Just tell me and I'll treat you well." Then he noticed the dragon statue near them. "Oh, do you happen to like this one?"
I shook my head. "No, not really. Besides, I can't afford your wares."
His smile widened, and the flash of calculation passed through his gaze. "Don't be like that, Assistant Frank. You've brought us lots of business. What's a simple statue compared to that?"
I understood what he meant, but I still tried to refuse. "No, no. It's my boss who patronize your shop and not me. I'm only here for my boss's sake."
He fain sadness. "Please, don't think like that, Assistant Frank. As a token of my appreciation, I gift the statue to you. How about that? I hope you won't refuse."
It was impolite for me to further refuse the gesture, so I acquiesced. The shopkeep immediately told his staff to pack up the dragon statue to take home with me.
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It was ten o'clock. The sun had already set down four hours earlier. My car reached the front of my two-story house, which was a product of my years of work. From the outside, the lights were on in the living room, and I could vaguely hear the sound of the television.
Getting out of the car, I didn't forget to bring with me the dragon statue from the front seat. When I opened the front door, I saw my eighteen-year-old daughter, Lily, lounging on the couch. In her short shorts and loose white tee, she waved at me in a greeting.
"Evening, dad!"
Due to her action, her shirt pulled up, which exposed a strip of white smooth skin in her middle. Its front stretched over the swells of her mounds, hinting everyone who might see her that she didn't ware any bra. With how short her shorts were, any hot-blooded young man would drool over her without any doubt. I could only sigh, seeing her in that attire. Besides, what could I do aside from ignoring it?
"How's school, pumpkin?"
I sat beside her with a deep exhale. This day was really hectic. On the television, a paranormal documentary was airing. It was about a scaled monster hunting college campers in some mountain forest somewhere, a typical evening garbage program.