Reiner - Too Early to Give Up


    I sat down with Charles at his table while we waited for our orders to arrive. Charles seemed to be in a


    decently good mood while the same couldn’t be said about me. The whole issue with Reiner at work


    was stressing me out quite badly. It was fortunate that I had this job at the bar to run to forfort so


    that I felt like my life was still useful. When I first got a job here, it was mainly to earn some money so


    that I could support myself and work towards moving out of the mansion. However, this job at the bar


    along with the people here made me feel like I had a ce to belong.


    “What are you thinking about? You don’t seem so cheerful today,” Charles asked as he stared at me


    from across the table.


    If he’s saying that then I guess my efforts in trying to act normal wasn’t really paying off. It was like he


    could tell right away that I had something troubling on my mind and he was right.


    “I’m finding my new job a little tough actually…” I confessed a little shyly.


    It’s only been a few days and I’m alreadyining about my new job. I wanted tough at the loser


    that I was.


    “Everyone needs time to adjust to a new job. It’spletely normal so just keep trying and don’t give


    up,” Charles said encouragingly.


    “That’s what I intend to do. I’ll keep on trying my best, although, I don’t know if my best will ever be


    enough,” I replied,pletely deted.


    “Don’t try to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders alone. You’re new there and there’re many


    things for you to learn and catch up on. Is there someone who can help you?” Charles asked.


    Well, I wouldn’t say that there wasn’t anyone to help me but the guy that I needed help from the most


    happens to be Reiner. I sighed when my thoughts turned to Reiner. All he wanted was to send me back


    home and because of that he’s not willing to tell me, teach me, or help me with anything. Not like I


    could tell Charles the whole story behind that.


    “There is. The thing is…my boss is kind of like a…difficult guy to deal with…I guess…” I confessed


    hesitantly as I struggled to find the right words to describe Reiner and our situation.


    “Difficult? How so?” Charles asked with genuine interest.


    “Well, he’s very cold towards me and he gets angry at what I do sometimes. It’s like everything that I do


    just isn’t good enough for him. It makes me feel so useless. He doesn’t tell me anything about his work


    and doesn’t give me any real work either. He probably doesn’t trust that I can do anything right…and he


    probably just doesn’t want me there…” I exined my feelings to Charles.


    Honestly, I was surprised at how easy it was for me to tell Charles these things. Before I knew it, I had


    somehow put my feelings into words and told Charles what was happening from my perspective. That


    made me realize that I was feeling more depressed about this than I had thought.


    Charles looked thoughtful for a moment as if he was deciding on what he should tell me. I wondered if


    Charles has any experience dealing with these types of situations. Probably not because Charles


    seems like someone that everyone would like. I had a hard time imagining someone who wouldn’t like


    working with Charles, plus he seemed too capable at everything.


    “I don’t know your boss or what type of person he is, and I don’t know anything about your line of work


    but in my line of work, it can take a new joiner a lot of time to prove himself to his boss and the team,”


    Charles said before smiling a little my way.


    “Really?” I asked, curiously. It wasn’t often that Charles would volunteer to talk so much about himself


    or his job.


    “Well, in my line of work it’s not umon for people to lose their lives. How the team works together


    and the skills of the people in the team can make a big difference to the sess of the mission and the


    survival rate of the team. In other words, if the new joiner is not skilled enough or not a good fit for the


    team, he or she can put the team in grave danger. It also takes time to develop trust and for people to


    get used to working together,” Charles exined wlessly.


    “I see. I guess you’re right…” I replied.


    “It’s only been a few days since you started working, right? Don’t give up just yet. I’m sure if you do


    your best, your boss will recognize your effort and skills,” Charles said with certainty.


    How he said it and the way he looked at me with confidence made me feel more confident about myself


    than before. It was like he truly believed that I could do it. In the back of my mind, I wanted to work hard


    so that I would seed and so that I wouldn’t disappoint Charles. Some day soon, I want toe back


    here and have dinner with him like this and tell him how well I am excelling at my work. Hopefully, that


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    day will arrive very soon.


    “Thank you, Charles. I’ll try my best. Thanks to you, I think I’ve gotten my motivation back,” I replied


    before shing him a cheerful smile.


    “You’re weed. This is a strange ce for a girl like yourself to be. It’s not an easy ce to adjust to


    but I think you’re doing splendidly for yourself,” Charles said with a warm smile.


    He was right, this ce was unusual to say the least. If I hadn’t followed Reiner, I would never have


    ended up here on this ind and I wouldn’t have met Charles along with everyone else. I wasn’t sure if


    this new life that I had found was the right one for me, but I was willing to see it through to the very end.


    Perhaps just like how Charles had his missions, this was my mission of sorts.


    --To be continued…