Free A Beautiful New Life by Susan Irene Page B

entered the building and checked in at the front desk as instructed.
    “Good morning Miss Stauss , you’re assigned to classroom 113, Mr. Jones. It’s straight down this hall third door on the left. You’re a little early so just go in and find your seat. If you want you can get a head start and work on this questionnaire.” The receptionist smiled as she handed her the packet.
    “Thank you, I will.” Megan took the packet and walked down the hall as directed. She was the first person in the room and found the desk assigned to her. She sat down and started work on the packet. She felt lost filling it out. Most of the questions concerned her accident , which she did not remember. The next set of questions was about her life before the accident , which again she did not remember. However, s he read every question and anything that sparked an interest she marked. She would focus on those items one at a time to see if anything comes back.
    A few more people filtered in and so did the instructor. He began with a brief introduction. Who he was, his background, and what he expected them to gain out of this class. He passed out the schedule. Megan noticed she had home economics, driver’s education, and physical fitness. The basics an adult female would need. These classes were three weeks in length . U pon completing those classes, Megan will do additional testing to determine what advance classes she can take.
    Megan was ready for it. She was excited to be starting a life in hopes it would take her back to her old one. With that thought , she wondered if she even wanted to go back to her old life. It was a thought that Betty implanted in her mind back at the hospital. Maybe it was better she did not; like they said no one came looking for her or reported a person fitting her description as missing.
    As the days went on, she saw less and less of Michael . He was busy working and she was busy with school. She finished her three weeks of basic education and was tested and encouraged to sign up for some advance classes including computers, statistics, and finance. Once those were completed, she could apply for any of the jobs available and eventually move out of the dorms.
    As her schooling was winding down, she applied for the statistics job at the city office. Not knowing anything about her background , she did not feel confident in being able to pull off the interview. The application was a chore in itself, as she could not answer most of the questions.
    As she arrived home from her last day of school, there was a note on her door to call Carol at the city office as soon as possible. It was time stamped an hour earlier. She rushed back down to the first floor to the manager’s office. She hoped she was not too late.
    “Hey Mark, can I use the phone?” Megan was breathless from her jog down the stairs . Mark had proven more times than she liked that her first opinion of him was right . He was slightly overweight with thinning hair and all too eager to please the female patrons and he has seemed to take a greater interest in Megan.
    “Sure , are you going to be long? I was getting ready to leave for dinner.” She could see he was holding his car keys.
    “I don’t think so I just got a message I needed to call Carol at the city office as soon as possi ble.” Her breathing was now slowing as she walked to the desk.
    “Sure here, you better dial quick ly ; they are about to close.” He turned the phone in her direction.
    She dialed, waiting for someone to answer on the other side. “Hello, yes this is Megan Strauss may I speak to Carol please?” She fidgeted while waiting for Carol to pick up. “Yes, hi Carol, this is Megan Strauss returning your call.”
    “I see. Yes. That would be great. I’ll see you Monday . Thanks again.” Megan hung up the phone and jumped with excitement.
    “Good news I take it.” Mark was waiting impatiently for her to finish her call. Megan now wished she had not showed so much