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The next morning, Mellie walked into the office at exactly ten in the morning. She put on a pantsuit and gathered her hair into a strict bun. Her boss was already sitting at his desk, perfectly dressed and combed, as if a whole crowd of hairdressers and stylists had worked hard in the morning. Mellie realized that his appearance had nothing to do with her arrival, Mr. Mellone always looked like this, and she was dreaming…

The owner asked in his velvety voice how she slept in her new place and whether she liked the estate. The girl thanked him for the excellent room and replied that she had not had time to see everything yet, but she really liked what she managed to see. When the exchange of pleasantries was over, the boss pointed to a whole stack of catalogs that needed to be updated and sorted. All of them were in different languages. The work has begun. The silence in the cabinet was broken only by the tapping of keys and the rustle of pages. When Mr. Mellone announced a lunch break, Mellie just shook her head and continued to work. The lesson captured her with her head. She had imagined a boring, monotonous routine, but it was nothing like that – the illustrations themselves were colorful and the explanations for them were interesting. It was as if she went on a tour of some fabulous places and learned a lot of interesting things. Surprised by the fleeting way the case fascinated and captured her, the girl was delighted. It was incredibly wonderful that the work brought her pleasure.

Mellie was so engrossed in what she was doing that she didn’t even notice when Mr. Mellone returned from lunch, as evening came. Only when she heard: «That’s it for today!», she realized that the working day had come to an end, and felt how hungry she was. After collecting the papers, Mellie put them in front of the boss and came across an attentive look with a note of curiosity.

– Are you interested? – how did he manage to say that? It seemed that the voice enveloped from all sides at once.

– Very much! It’s all so breathtaking! – Mellie was really very excited, she didn’t expect this from herself.

– That’s wonderful! I rarely make mistakes and after meeting you, I assumed that you are an inquisitive, dreamy and generally multifaceted nature. I am very glad that I was right this time too. But in the future, I ask you to take breaks anyway, it’s mandatory for lunch. I don’t want you to faint from lack of oxygen or from hunger! – One of Mr. Mellone’s dazzling smiles graced his face.

Mellie unconsciously smiled in response, it suddenly dawned on her that she really hadn’t left the office – neither to the toilet, nor for a smoke break.