hello paul this is jill jill noe remember me the voice on the phone was a woman's he nodded into the receiver hello jill asked again hello paul remembered that phones work by talking and said hello jill do you remember me she asked we were in school together how have you been pretty well said paul i've been writing and making furniture oh that's nice said the woman's voice tinny in the phone listen i ran into your mother at the supermarket the other day and she said you need a job you still need one paul had to tell the truth his mother was watching him out of the corner of her eye as she was playing dominoes at the kitchen table yes he said sighing although woodworking takes up much of my time ok she laughed uncomortably i actually have something you could do for me if you think you can get away from woodworking a bit it is just data entry really basic stuff entry-level what's it pay he asked minimum but there is room for movement ok he said start on monday okay sure he said bye and the tin voice in the phone said goodbye paul see you by the time he put it back on the hook who was that asked his mother jill noe he said oh her was she calling about a job for you yes starts monday he said she smiled behind her glasses reflecting dominoes