"good afternoon Dr. Ronald",said Sam, entering Ronald's office.
"Good Afternoon Sam! I was going to call you just now, well I wanted you to shift Mr. Olen's meeting for tomorrow afternoon and in place of his, fix the meeting for Mrs. Lena, and just get me a cup of coffee",said Ronald as soon as Sam entered.
"Yes Mr. Ronald sure.... I ...I ...umm... actually wanted to talk to you about a leave for a - a few weeks...",said Sam hesitantly, he had thought it would be easier to ask a boss for a holiday, but it was a torture, the way Ronald looked at Sam, as if he were from another planet.
"A leave?", repeated Ronald.
Sam nodded and said ,"Yes Mr. Ronald"
"What might be the reason I wonder.....",said Ronald , his shrewd eyes , looking into Sam's eyes as if he read everything Sam thought, as if he already knew knew the truth , as if he knew everything.
"Is it your girlfriend?",asked Ronald smiling at Sam
Sam gave a snort and said, " No sir ..... I don't have one"