Tag #3 – Career Choices
Daniel tapped the pen against his lips and he considered the innocuous piece of paper before him, uncertain with his course. Come on, Jackson, it's not a trick question, he berated himself over his hesitation.
It was a simple matter, really. He just needed to write one or two words, and then he could get on with doing more important things. Yet, the answer eluded him.
Uncertainty was not something Daniel was very familiar with, and he didn't like it. It's not that hard. Psychology or archaeology? Or linguistics?
"Tell me what to do," he whispered to no one. The paper remained silent.
Daniel thought about flipping a coin, before remembering he didn't have any change at the moment. Muttering curses in Zulu, he lowered the pen to the surface of the application, fully intending to write Psychology in the blank.
A flicker of wrongness settled in his gut before the first letter was even halfway done, and he stopped to stare at it. Hesitantly, he changed it to Archaeology, and the unsettling feeling of wrongdoing vanished. Feeling more confident, he added a backslash and wrote Linguistics next to it.
Perfect. He smiled down at the paper. Hey, if one doesn't work, I can always fall back on the other one. Satisfied with his chosen areas of study, he folded the paper and got up to hand it in.