Restructure- on your own terms

The Stalker's Stalker


Strange how one is able have so much conviction in oneself that it actually points to self deceit? P is getting somewhat amused with herself.

In her day to day existence, she gets in quietly and exits swiftly with answers she needed. That is the key to her survival. And of course, the quality of the information she managed to wheedle and cajole out of the unsuspecting parties.

These days, she feels lesser and lesser as part of the team she operates in. She sits quietly in the office and often utter no more than ten sentences in total. Again, she has stopped being very chatty with her colleagues for a long while. She thinks it’s her nature- the fear that familiarity would breed contempt. As the lowest member in the professional food chain, P is constantly aware to thread her food lightly in places that she sets her feet on and hence, she manages everybody’s expectations.

So P has led herself to believe that she is invisible. As a little fish amongst the big sea of sharks, she adopts the mentality of “catch me if you can”. And because I always plan my exit strategy and being a small non-existent dot, I don’t think you would even think to get me.

Now she went to meet the mysterious man who made that surprise call a week and a half ago. It was a clandestine meeting at a quiet corner bar in a grand hotel. She thought she had it all figured out how he found her. But when an unknown name who proffered the name to this man in question was dropped, P could not help but be more than surprised. It was a name that she has never heard of. This equally mysterious woman had shortlist her as one of the four within the market to speak with because P was deemed really good at what she does. And how does that happen, P does not have the answer.

Equally strange, she speaks the mysterious man’s language. He uses exactly the same tactics she would use to engage one. Then they talk about the fit and the man said he feels a connection with her and would like to proceed with further discussions. The man is an ex- Commando who studied psychology at university and a profound interest in property investment. Property- the only asset class which P could comprehend well enough to take a shot at her money. She thinks she might have found the mentor that she has been seeking to advance herself. But wait, let’s hear more….

To find herself now at the receiving end of having her profile and history tracked by strangers whom like herself, have wily ways, a dark smile slowly crept up the face.