Prologue Plus One

Because I work in a store selling Ohio State Buckeyes memorabilia and souvenirs, work gets busy around football season. With the Buckeyes being ranked Number One in the pre-season polls, and with the first home game and the Texas game coming soon, we were gearing up for high-demand business. That gearing up period was about to begin, so I was not sure if my boss would give me permission to go away for another week.

On the walk to work, I confronted my worries in my mind. The worst-case scenario was not really that bad. If I did not have permission to go, I would have to email Servants Unite! and tell them that I could not go. In the best-case scenario, I would be allowed to go. Then I would still have to email Servants Unite! and tell them that I was able to go. So, either way, I reasoned, I would be writing an email to Servants Unite!

I asked my boss for permission as soon as I saw him in the morning. He said "yes." On the outside, I thanked him, but on the inside, I was shouting "YEAH!" and jumping around the room.

I got an email before I got an opportunity to send a message to Servants Unite! The message asked me to contact the team leader for this trip. I phoned in my news, and was told that I was going to be added to the list of team members, and that I would soon get some "sign-up" information from Hilltop Rescue and Relief.