Edward Hopper 2

Imagine either what happend before the scene or after.

Office at Night, Edward Hopper, 1940, Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, USA)

Every morning, Rosa, a young secretary, woke-up and took her shower. She did her face very quickly and brushed her hair in the same way. She had her breakfast with one fried egg, sliced bacon, pan cakes with syrup and coffee. Then she went to work like every week day for seven years. In the street, she knew exactly where she went. Rosa came down in the underground and stopped two stations later. She was in New-York, at The Manhattan Center building, ready to work.

Like everyday, she kissed all her collaborators and colleagues. Rosa climbed to the 78th floor and opened her office. She put her jacket on the back of the chair and went taking mails. She put it on director’s desk and went back working.

This long day spent, she was alone because her director was at an appointment to the other end of the town. When he came back, he was so tired that he crossed Rosa's office without even saying “hello”. A little bit angry, Rosa listened to the door to know what had happened. But silence…no voice, no noise. A little bit scared to hear nothing, she opened the door fast.

His boss was crying, an torn envelope in his hand.

Suddenly he said:

“ -    Rosa, I think it’s done!

  -      But, What? What is done?

  -     The crisis has overtaken us. The company is going to go bankrupt. I’m so sorry… 

  -     I’m going to be unemployed.”

Rosa took her résumé in the drawer. She didn’t understand what was happening. She just thought to kill herself at this moment.

Life is bad sometimes, precisely during crises.

Comments

[Mona]

Bah nan, jlai pas ton com^^