MY BOSS ASKED ME TO TAKE HIS DAUGHTER TO PROM AND PROMISED TO « MAKE IT WORTH MY WHILE. » I THOUGHT IT WAS A FAVOR FOR THE PAYCHECK. THEN SHE LOCKED THE CAR DOOR, LOOKED AT ME, AND SAID, « MY DAD DIDN’T CHOOSE YOU BY ACCIDENT — AND IT WASN’T FOR MY SAKE. » WHAT SHE HANDED ME NEXT EXPLAINED WHY A RICH MAN HAD HIRED A BROKE NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD AND WATCHED HIM FOR A YEAR.
For a year I thought I was the lucky kid a wealthy man took a chance on.
I thought I’d earned his trust by showing up early and staying late.
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