/authors/petricia/Recent content in Petricia on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usMon, 15 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2013/07/15/the-summer-job/Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2013/07/15/the-summer-job/<p>Patricia read the advertisement again, as she had a dozen times before that. She was certain there had to be a catch. It just seemed too good to be true. It was a personal ad for a companion/aide for a &ldquo;distinguished, elderly gentleman&rdquo; as the ad read. Better still, the job was only for the duration of the summer and paid a sum she was sure must be a misprint. Perfect, since she was a teacher and only looking for work while classes were out. Sipping her morning coffee, she pulled up her resume on her laptop, checked that it didn&rsquo;t need updating, and sent it off to the email listed in the ad. She crossed her fingers for good luck.</p>