Chapter 1 cont's (Par 4-6)

Lava  finished getting ready for her first day at her new job, she looked in the mirror and thought she looked quite smart in her new Anna Sui beaded sweater and blossom skirt.  She checked her make up one last time, grabbed her Burberry bag and was out the door.  Lava got into her Champagne color Maxima and headed out to her new job.  She had not been looking forward to this new position; however, she needed a job.  She had been working for a  small town restaurant that had closed down, and this position at City Hall was only temporary until she could figure out what she really wanted to do with her life.  Lava, at 23 years old, had only completed two semesters at the local junior college, and she was planning to go back to school and get a degree.   The only thing stopping her was the money at this point. 
 
Lava walked in the back door at the Hebron City Hall, and approached her new boss’s office apprehensively.  She knocked lightly on the open door and said “Good Morning”.   “Good Morning Lava”  Juanita replied. 

 Juanita Perez was a short hispanic woman that was had worked for the City of Hebron for over 25 years.  She worked her way up from the counter clerk taking the utility payments to the position of Assistant City Manager.  She hired Lava to fill in while she looked for a replacement secretary for herself.  Lava would start by transcribing the minutes from the City Council meetings.  Junaita stood and walked around her desk, and asked Lava to follow her back to the main office.  Lava did so.  Junita showed her a desk in the middle of a large offce with other desks and other workers.  On the desk was a tape player, head phones, yellow legal pads, cassette tapes, and a computer.  Juanita asked Lava to listen to the tapes and write down all that was said onto the legal pads.  “Easy enough” Lava said with a smile, and she sat down to begin the task.