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card and I¨ll swipe it。 That way you¨ll still get paid for all the
days you miss�察�even if you go over。 You¨ll do the same for
me!everyone does it。 ̄
I was still reeling from the ^and you never will ̄ part�察�but she
continued her briefing。
^And that¨s how you¨ll get food in the dining room also。 It¨s a
debit card�此�just put on some money and it gets deducted at the
register。 Of course�察�that¨s how they can tell what you¨re eating�察院�
she said�察�unlocking Miranda¨s office door and plopping herself on
the floor。 She immediately reached for a boxed bottle of wine and
began wrapping。
^Do they care what you eat�拭院�I asked�察�feeling as though I¨d just
stepped directly into a scene fromSliver。
^Um�察�I¨m not sure。 Maybe�拭�I just know they can tell。 And the gym�察�
too。 You have to use it there�察�and at the newsstand to buy books or
magazines。 I think it just helps them stay organized。 ̄
Stay organized�拭�I was working for a pany who defined good
^organization ̄ as knowing which floor each employee visited�察�whether
they preferred onion soup or Caesar salad for lunch�察�and just how
many minutes they could tolerate the elliptical machine�拭�I was a
lucky�察�lucky girl。
Exhausted from my fourth morning of waking up at five´thirty�察�it
took me another five full minutes to work up the energy to climb out
of my coat and settle down at my desk。 I thought about putting my
head down to rest for just a moment�察�but Emily cleared her throat。
Loudly。
^Um�察�you want to get in here and help me�拭院�she asked�察�although it
was clearly no question。 ^Here�察�wrap something。 ̄ She thrust a pile
of white paper my way and resumed her task。 Jewel blasted from the
extra speakers attached to her iMac。
Cut�察�place�察�fold�察�tape��Emily and I worked steadily through the
morning�察�stopping only to call the downstairs messenger center each
time we¨d finished with twenty´five boxes。 They¨d hold them until we
gave the green light for them to be fanned out all over Manhattan in
mid´December。 We¨d already pleted all of the out´of´town bottles
during my first two days�察�and those were piled in the Closet waiting
for DHL to pick them up。 Considering each and every one was set to
be sent first´day priority�察�arriving at their locations at the
earliest possible time the very next morning�察�I wasn¨t sure what the
rush was!considering it was only the end of November!but I¨d already
learned it was better not to ask questions。 We would be FedExing
about 150 bottles all over the world。 The Priestly bottles would
make it to Paris�察�Cannes�察�Bordeaux�察�Milan�察�Rome�察�Florence�察�
Barcelona�察�Geneva�察�Brugges�察�Stockholm�察�Amsterdam�察�and London。 Dozens
to London� �FedEx would jet them to Beijing and Hong Kong and
Capetown and Tel Aviv and Dubai ��Dubai�。�。 They would be toasting
Miranda Priestly in Los Angeles�察�Honolulu�察�New Orleans�察�Charleston�察�
Houston�察�Bridgehampton�察�and Nantucket。 And those all before any went
out in New York!the city that contained all of Miranda¨s friends�察�
doctors�察�maids�察�hair stylists�察�nannies�察�makeup artists�察�shrinks�察�
yoga instructors�察�personal trainers�察�drivers�察�and personal shoppers。
Of course�察�this was where most of the fashion´industry people were�察�
too�此�the designers�察�models�察�actors�察�editors�察�advertisers�察�PR folks�察�
and all´around style mavens would each receive a level´appropriate
bottle lovingly delivered by an Elias´Clark messenger。
^How much do you think all of this costs�拭院�I asked Emily�察�while
snipping what felt like the millionth piece of thick white paper。
^I told you�察�I ordered twenty´five thousand dollars¨ worth of
booze。 ̄
^No�察�no!how much do you think it costs altogether�拭�I mean�察�to
overnight all these packages all over the world�察�well�察�I bet that in
some cases the shipping costs more than the bottle itself�察�
especially if they¨re getting a nobody bottle。 ̄
She looked intrigued。 It was the first time I¨d seen her look at me
with anything other than disgust�察�exasperation�察�or indifference。
^Well�察�let¨s see。 If you figure that all the domestic FedExes are
somewhere in the twenty´dollar range�察�and all the international are
about 60�察�then that equals 9��000 for FedEx。 I think I heard
somewhere that the messengers charge eleven bucks a package�察�so
sending out 250 of those would be 2��750。 And our time�察�well�察�if it
takes us a full week to wrap everything�察�then added together�察�that¨s
two full weeks of both our salaries�察�which is another four grand! ̄
It was here I flinched inwardly�察�realizing that both of our salaries
together for an entire week¨s work was by far the most insignificant
expense。
^Yeah�察�it es to around 16��000 in total。 Crazy�察�huh�拭�But what
choice is there�拭�She is Miranda Priestly�察�you know。 ̄
At about one Emily announced she was hungry and was heading
downstairs to get some lunch with a few of the girls in accessories。
I assumed she meant she would pick up her lunch�察�since that¨s what
we¨d been doing all week�察�so I waited for ten minutes�察�fifteen
minutes�察�twenty�察�but she never reappeared with her food。 Neither of
us had actually eaten in the dining room since I¨d started in case
Miranda called�察�but this was ridiculous。 Two o¨clock came and then
two´thirty and then three�察�and all I could think about was how
hungry I was。 I tried calling Emily¨s Cell Phone�察�but it went
directly to voice mail。 Could she have died in the dining room�拭�I
wondered。 Choked on some plain lettuce�察�or simply slumped over after
downing a smoothie�拭�I thought about asking someone to pick something
up for me�察�but it seemed too prima donna�Cish to ask a perfect
stranger to fetch me lunch。 After all��I was supposed to be the
lunch´fetcher��Oh�察�yes�察�darling�察�I¨m simply too important to abandon
my post here wrapping presents�察�so I was wondering if you might pick
me up a turkey and brie croissant�拭�Lovely 。 I just couldn¨t do it。
So when four o¨clock rolled around and there was still no sign of
Emily and no call from Miranda�察�I did the unthinkable�此�I left the
office unattended。
After peeking down the hall and confirming that Emily was nowhere in
sight�察�I literally ran to the reception area and pushed the down
button twenty times。 Sophy�察�the gorgeous Asian receptionist�察�raised
her eyebrows and looked away�察�and I wasn¨t sure if it was my
impatience or her knowledge that Miranda¨s office was abandoned that
made her look at me that way。 No time to figure it out。 The elevator
finally arrived�察�and I was able to throw myself onboard even as a
sneering�察�heroin´thin guy with spiky hair and lime green Pumas was
pushing ^Door Close。 ̄ No one moved aside to give me room even though
there was plenty of space。 And while this would¨ve normally driven
me crazy�察�all I could concentrate on was getting food and getting
back�察�ASAP。
The entrance to the all´glass´and´granite dining room was blocked by
a group of Clackers´in´training�察�all leaning in and whispering�察�
examining each group of people who got off the elevator。 Friends of
Elias employees�察�I immediately recalled from Emily¨s description of
such groups�察�obvious from their unmasked excitement to be standing
at the center of it all。 Lily had already begged me to take her to
the dining room since it¨d been written up in nearly every Manhattan
newspaper and magazine for its incredible food quality and
selection!not to mention its gaggle of gorgeous people!but I wasn¨t
ready for that yet。 Besides�察�due to the plex office´sitting
schedule Emily and I negotiated each day so far�察�I¨d yet to spend
more time there than the two and a half minutes it took to choose
and pay for my food�察�and I wasn¨t sure I ever would。
I pushed my way past the girls and felt them turn to see if I was
anyone important。 Negative。 Weaving quickly�察�intently�察�I bypassed
gorgeous racks of lamb and veal marsala in the entrees section and�察�
with a push of willpower�察�cruised right past the sundried tomato and
goat cheese pizza special ��which resided on a small table banished
to the sidelines that everyone referred to as ^Carb Corner ̄��。 It
wasn¨t as easy to navigate around thepi┬ce de r└sistance of the
room�察�the salad bar ��also known just as ^Greens�察院�as in ^I¨ll meet
you at Greens ̄���察�which was as long as an airport landing strip and
accessible from four different directions�察�but the hordes let me
pass when I loudly assured them that I wasn¨t going after the last
of the tofu cubes。 All the way in the back�察�directly behind the
panini stand that actually resembled a makeup counter�察�was the
single�察�lone soup station。 Lone because the soup chef was the only