Character Sketch-Day 5 (510 words)

Day Five: Money troubles.

Focus Word - Dollar (or the equivalent in your story's universe.)

Song Prompt - I Need A Dollar by: Aloe Blacc

I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
(hey hey)
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
(hey hey)
And I said I need dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
And if I share with you my story, would you share your dollar with me?

Bad times are comin' and I reap what I don't sow
(hey hey)
Well let me tell you somthin' all that glitters ain't gold
(hey hey)
It's been a long old trouble long old troublesome road
And I'm looking for somebody come and help me carry this load

[Bridge:]
I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
(hey hey)
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
Well I don't know if I'm walking on solid ground
Cause everything around me is falling down
And all I want - is for someone - to help me

I had a job but the boss man let me go
(He said)
I'm sorry but I won't be needing your help no more
I( said)
Please mister boss man I need this job more than you know
But he gave me my last paycheck and he sent me on out the door

[Bridge:]
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
(hey hey)
Said I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
(hey hey)
And I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me
Well I don't know if I'm walking on solid ground
Cause everything around me is crumbling down
And all I want is for someone to help me

What in the world am I gonna to do tomorrow
is there someone whose dollar that I can borrow
Who can help me take away my sorrow
(Maybe its inside the bottle)
(Maybe its inside the bottle)
I had some good old buddy his names is whiskey and wine
(hey hey)
And for my good old buddy I spent my last dime
(hey hey)
My wine is good to me it helps me pass the time
and my good old buddy whiskey keeps me warmer than the sunshine
(hey hey)
Your mom of mayhem just a child has got his own
(hey hey)
if god has plans for me I hope it ain't written in stone
(hey hey)
because I've been working working myself down to the bone
and I swear on grandpa's grave I'll be paid when I come home
(hey hey)

[Bridge:]
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
(hey hey)
Said need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
(hey hey)
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need hey hey
And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me
come on share your dollar with me
go ahead share your dollar with me
come on share your dollar give me your dollar
share your dollar with me
come on share your dollar with me

Today is the first of my job. I have accepted the challenge of establishing the hotel in this rugged city of Slaughter Creek – a city where mountain and sea embrace their differences, a city which boasts of castles and gardens. I understand now what my manager meant when he said the city in itself is not a challenge. It is totally gorgeous; all of it, but what is more wonderful than anything is the silence. No horns blaring , no tension-filled offices and no noise of machines. Attracting the tourist will be child’s play here. The challenge will be to make the hotel suitable for Indians.

I knew it was a daunting task but I needed to do this.

People usually are not happy with the job they do. But I loved my job. Thought circumstantial, my job is my life.. It is responsible for everything related to hotels- from strategy to branding and designing interiors. I am an Assistant Manager in the firm who manages the co-ordination between the all departments and markets the hotel. It is a toiling work but creative as well. It presented me with an opportunity to earn thousands of rupees, but also as an outlet to channelize my creativity. So, when this Herculean opportunity was available I grabbed it. This assignment was not only way to scavenge the thoughts of my worthless fiancée from my mind. It was also repayment for my entire job has given me.

Two months before my MBA, my father had to undergo a bypass surgery. Millions of rupees were drained into his treatment. I and my mother were stationed at hospital. But no amount of money was able to save my father. He entered the gates of heaven, leaving us behind. We were broken and in debt. We got some two lakh rupees of insurance but our loans were much higher than that. I still had to finish my final examinations. Due to my father’s treatment, I was unable to sit in Campus placements. To run from company from company in overwhelming grief and approaching exams was not an easy work. I was tired, worried and sad.

My relief arrived in form of Mr. Presley. Grooves hospitality was the last to campus. I still believed God had sent the impromptu visit of this company to take away my financial worries. Mr. Presley was able to see me beyond my grief. My interview was successful and I got selected. Though unexpected, getting selected Grooves hospitality PR firm was the biggest event of my life. I wanted to cry and laugh at the same time- cry because my father was not there to share my joy, and laugh because I was placed in a big company.

And today I am living Mr. Presley’s dream. He believed that I will be able to adjust and rise upto the surface. I promise myself I will not let Mr. Presley’s hopes go waste. Our hotel will be done here and Indians will arrive in hoardes. With this resolve, I move out of my hotel to claim my fort.