Chance Encounter II

It didnt take me long to self destruct. I had a great job that any other smart person would have taken care of. But i had just broke up with my boyfriend of 6 years, I was makin the kind of money that most of my friends parents were making, and I had too much free time. I need structure. And I need rules. And at that time in my life I needed someone to sit me down shake the shit out of me and tell me to get my act together. Before I knew it I had lost my job, I was on the verge of losing my house, and i was going broke. But that didnt stop my partying. I realized quick that i needed to work so I used my charm and out of desperation, I got a job at a staffing agency as a receptionist. I hated it and I was getting paid less than half of what I was getting paid at my previous job. I had to bite the bullet though if I wanted to keep living on my own and supporting my party habits. The first few days werent bad. I hated answering the phones but i wasnt above any of the work I had to do. Alan started working there a few days after me. Haha I knew right away he was related to Russell. Those boys have a certain look to them. Its hard to miss. He introduced himself and I asked if he had a brother named Russell and wouldnt you know Russell was his baby brother. Nice. Our conversation about Russell lasted a whole ten minutes. I told him about my crush on Russell. He told me about an incident that involved Russell, that best friend of his my sister used to date, and a gun. My heart hurt for him and the situation he had been in but Alan said he moved to Missouri or Maryland somewhere along those lines to get away and out of trouble. He was a runner. One thing we had in common already. Alan was nice and he made that job a little easier to bare. But I didnt stick it out more than two weeks there and I didnt pursue Russell any futher. I had guys within a stones throw why would I want a guy that lived in Massachusets? That next month of my life was a blur. I ultimately made the desicion to move to south Texas with my parents. It was a choice that im positive saved my life...TBC

-Mandy Blake