Clara and others in her department prepared materials and then set out for the interview with Logan.
Unfortunately, the company's cars were all sent out, so they had to take a taxi.
Clara walked to the side of the road and reached out her hand for a taxi. A taxi drove by and stopped in front of her.
The driver was a middle-aged man. He seemed to be particularly excited to see Clara.
The driver said, "You must be Mrs. Kirkland! Get in the car please! Where's your destination? It's a pleasure for me to drive you there!"
Sarah was stunned and said, "Clara, you have become famous now! Even among taxi drivers!"
Luis had already got into the taxi. He waved at them and said, "Come on! It's time to go! No time for chit-chat now."
Clara took the seat next to the driver's seat.
The driver squinted at Clara.
Clara felt very uncomfortable with that but she kept silent.
The driver said, "So you are married to Horace Kirkland, right? Then why are you calling a taxi? By yourself?"
Clara felt her mouth a little bit dry. She answered politely, "well, we are going to Dacazo Cultural Center. A taxi is a good option because parking is difficult there. "
"The antique exhibition?"
Sarah said, "Do you know the antique exhibition?"
The driver smiled and said proudly, "Of course I do. If you want to know what's new about the city, just ask us taxi drivers. We will tell you anything you want to know. The items in this antique exhibition are very intriguing. It's worth seeing."
Sarah was very excited and asked the driver a lot of questions and they were having quite a long and loud conversation.
Clara was sitting up straight, and all she wanted was for time to pass faster so that she could get off the car as soon as possible.
When she finally arrived at the destination and got off the car, Clara was relieved.
It seemed that the whole city knew Clara over one night. It was like a nightmare for her because she really did not want to be the center of attention.
They got a little bit thirsty. Clara offered to go to the nearby store and got them some bottled water.
In the store, as she was picking up the water on the shelves, she felt as if there were people staring at her behind her.
She turned around and found that the salesperson in the store was looking at her. Did she think she was a shoplifter? Clara felt irritated.
She picked up the bottled water and went to the checkout counter with a cold face.
The salesgirl didn't seem to care about her attitude and she said with a smile, "Mrs. Kirkland, it's a great honor for us to serve you today."
Clara thought to herself, "Not again!"
The salesgirl also stretched his neck to look outside of the door. Clara turned around in that direction but saw nothing.
The salesgirl asked, "Isn't Mr. Kirkland with you today?"
Clara shook her head and said, "I'm here for the antique exhibition."
The salesman seemed disappointed to know that he was not with her.
Clara walked out of the store. Sarah and Luis had been waiting for a long so they said, "Clara, the antique exhibition has already begun. We need to hurry."
"Sorry, someone was asking me about Horace again. That was really disturbing..."
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