Effects of a Rider chap 4
AN: thanks for everyone who has reviewed, and apologies for any inaccuracies in the story.
Paul ran his hand though his hair with an air of desperation. The company was going to go bankrupt; there was the truth. He had been trying to ignore the facts throwing himself into each of the few projects he had on but it was time to face the invertible. The company his father, his grandfather, worked so hard on was gonna go under and there wasn't a thing he could do. It had been painful enough cutting down his workforce to the bare minimum but turning up tomorrow to tell them it was over would be awful.
The bigger multinational companies could do it faster and cheaper using substandard (in his opinion at least) products while the local business that used locally produced quality materials and employed local people. He sighed. The phone rang, a depressed tinny sound in the near silence. Probably another call from the bank, Paul thought as he picked up the receiver.
"Hello, London Woodwork, how can I help you?"
"It's Henry Bray, Headmaster of Brookland Comprehensive. I am interested for your company to do some work on the school."
"Brookland, I went there myself! What type of work is it?"
"We need a new science department, due to an accident, to be honest it needed updating anyway. Fortunately the insurance covered most of it as it wasn't the schools fault and your company is recommend as reliable. Is it possible to meet your there tomorrow to have some quotes?"
"That would be great, say 12 o'clock..."
The company recovered, the Brookland job giving it a name and serious publicity and the new science block was a great success.
Alex still felt guilty about the whole affair, it was his fault that the construction was needed.
Jack was very pleased with herself when she found the perfect cabinet in some furniture shop.