In which Karma pulls the rug out from under me. Part 1

I worked at the same place for 21 years. A nationally know grocery store chain I started working there when I was 17 , they were like that large quirky extended family that everyone has. They saw me graduate from high school, fall in love , get married, have children , bury my grandparents. This store was who I was, a hard working funny , diet soda loving , sometime grouchy person but we all got along. We worked as a team. I had worked there so long I got to know several customers personally as friends. Until November of 2005. As karma would have it I was on vacation my husband and I were doing some Christmas shopping in the big city of Little Rock, when I spotted a fellow co-worker he said "Hello talk about a small world." What are you doing here?" I told him Christmas shopping . He said "Where have you been all week? Have you heard the big news?" I said " What big news? Are we getting a new boss.? He said " No they are making a big announcement on Monday about the future of __________(the store name ) "What do you mean?" I asked with caution. Well he said " I don't know very much ask some of your other co-workers. "  I tried not to think the worst. I quickly dialed a friend and fellow co-worker she answered but spoke in low tones as not to alarm her mother whom was shopping with M . Please M I begged tell me something I am in the middle of a store and I am totally freaking out. Ok she said the store is .........closing . I said bye called me later. I just stood there in the middle of the oven, microwaves, and fridges. My husband came up to me I bent over at the waist and said I can't breath I think I am going to lose it. I quickly told him the story. It felt like I was in a free fall that I was unable to stop. It trully felt like someone had pulled the rug out from under me as I sat there with the store spinning around me. Who would I be now that I no longer had the store.....??????

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