Driver

Part 2

Ten minutes later, arriving at the office block and wanting to make amends for not being quick enough to open the door for her at the apartment block, Idyn got out of the car and raced around to the other side. He thought he heard her say something as he got out but the door had already closed by the time he caught it so he continued around the car. He figured she would say it again when he got there. A polite smile on his face, he opened her door.

But his client did not smile back. Instead she glared at him. “Get back in the car” she said and her tone did not encourage argument.

Idyn frowned but she just reached out and slammed the door shut again before he could argue. Confused he walked back around the car and got in the driver’s seat. He turned around to face her.

She was glaring at him “when you drop me off anywhere or pick me up, do not open the door for me, in fact do not get out of the car. Got it?” she spat.

“But…..” he began. Despite the first rule of business being that the customer is always right, this went against the grain. Idyn prided himself on the professional service his drivers offered, part of which was opening door for their clients. He had never had a client argue about it before.

“No buts” she said “if you don’t want me to complain to your boss, you’ll do as I ask.”

Idyn’s eyes narrowed. He did not like threats, even though in this case, it was meaningless. But she was his client. He couldn’t argue with her. “If you put it that way, I guess I don’t have a choice” he said in a biting tone.

“I’m glad we understand each other” she said and opening the door she got out and slammed it shut with such force that it rocked the car.

Idyn was fuming. Who the hell did this woman think she was? He was glad now that he hadn’t inflicted her on an employee. They would have been faced with a tough choice of either following his instructions or hers. If she continued to be this disagreeable he would tell her company where to stick their job.