Norman has had enough. lifeofnorman

Norman sat at his desk at work, his eyes on the paperwork laid out before him, but his mind elsewhere. A mint chocolate cupcake was waiting for him in the office refrigerator. Norman didn't usually indulge in sweets like this, but yesterday had been his birthday. Allison, from HR, liked to keep track of everyone's birthday and always made sure to bring in cupcakes or even a full sized cake when someone in the office was working on their birthday.

An easy oversight to make, Norman thought, as Allison hadn't brought in anything yesterday. She is probably overworked as well.

After work last night Norman had walked to a cupcake shop that had been a bit out of his way. He was not fond of mint chocolate, and was hoping to get a plain vanilla with vanilla frosting, but the mint chocolate was all they had left. He decided he would save it for after his lunch at work the next day.

Perhaps I should eat it now, in case someone mistakes it for their own cupcake. It was only 11:15am and Norman knew it was unlikely that anyone would eat his cupcake, but he worried about it nonetheless. I better just be done with it so I can focus on my work.

Norman walked to the break room and retrieved his treat. It was a bit smooshed as Norman had to hide it in his coat to protect it as it started to rain on his walk home last night. Eating it reminded him of how little he cared for mint chocolate, but he was committed to enjoying this rare sweet.

“Happy Birthday!” Allison shouted as Norman returned to his desk, startling him. She was carrying a tray of vanilla cupcakes. “You’d thought I'd forgotten, didn't you Jim?” She said as she placed the tray down on Jim's desk. “Come on everyone, get a cupcake and wish Jim a happy birthday!” Allison announced to the office. Jim looked pleased.

Norman was glad that Allison had remembered Jim’s birthday, and the cupcakes did look good to Norman. Better not, he thought, as he sat back down to his paperwork. I've had enough.

Submitted October 29, 2016 at 03:23AM by kaebal http://ift.tt/2ffpVoa lifeofnorman