Ms. Daniels

Little Benny lost his job. He was working at an auto service. Little Benny became depressed and almost went back to smoking. It was the first day of winter and Little Benny was walking home in the cold. Someone in a red Mercedes pulled up alongside of Little Benny. A dark headed woman with long beautiful hair rolled down her window and asked Benny to get in. Little Benny hesitated and thought about how brave the woman was to ask him.

"Where are you going?" asked the woman named Ms. Daniels who was in her late thirty's.

"I'm going home," said Benny. He gave Ms. Daniel directions as he was locking in his seat belt.

Ms. Daniels saw little Benny trembling because he was so cold. She had seen Little Benny before and heard a little bit about him. Ms. Daniels was not usually a friendly lady. However, she wanted to know Benny. When she got to his house and saw where he lived, she passed right on by it, and said, " I'll bring you back. Are you hungry?"

Little Benny said slowly, "Well, no.....I'm alright."

Ms. Daniels knew he was lying. "Let's go get some steak. I'm starving. Don't worry about paying. I will pay for us."

Little Benny was nervous of Ms. Daniels. She was too nice for him. Little Benny did not meet people like Ms. Daniels everyday. He was use to paying for his own meals, driving his own car, and looking out for himself. Little Benny thought, "This woman has got to want something."

Ms. Daniels was curious and wondered why Little Benny was walking in the cold. She asked, "Are you getting warm yet? What are you doing walking in this cold weather?"

Little Benny began to drop his head and answered sadly and said, "I just wanted to get a little exercise. I don't live that far from my job. I got laid off today."

Ms. Daniels would not say any more to Little Benny until she got to a steakhouse to sit down to eat with him. When they were through eating, she drove him back to his house and she asked, "So you got laid off today, huh?"

Little Benny just looked out of the window. He felt that Ms. Daniels was a rich woman, and he felt embarrassed.

"It's alright, Little Benny. Would you like to work for me?" asked Ms. Daniels.

Little Benny asked, "What kind of work is it?"

Ms. Daniel replied, "I work in a special factory." Ms. Daniels handed Little Benny her address to the factory and told him to meet her 8:00 in the morning.