The lift door opened, I was totally preoccupied with a discussion about the Art exhibition we had just experienced, loaded with my bags, I did not even look up, I needed to ensure I had all my belongings intact.
I’ve been known to be in a muddle sometimes, carrying four or five bags at a time. My snack bag, houses my lunch, tea cup, salad bowl and water bottle. The water bottle barely made it in as the dual zips were pulled. Its blue plastic lid handle showing and made me hope it would not prise the zips open and release my favorite salad bowl. The bowl a set of three that I so adore. It has a glass base and a translucent plastic lid, comes from a family of three, when not on duty stacks neatly into each other.
My rucksack on my back, holds my laptop, this laptop has its own woven, padded bag that sits neatly in the rucksack, and has travelled back and forth with me for almost ten years. Fortunately, it can be washed so apart from the dark blue ink stain and the fact that it is a bit faded, it has held it’s striped multicolors quite well. The Laptop bag still has a lot more life in it and I know will live with me till retirement. Unless laptops get out of fashion before then.
Yes, my black Adidas rucksack is one I found at home, discarded by my teenager after she found another trendy brand. For me it was useable. I need it on my back to climb up those sets of stairs, to get to the fourth floor, just in case the elevator is out of service.
Yes, and my handbag, my favorite bag, the one and only across body bag that I found shopping at the mall last Summer. I finally found a size that carries all my necessities. From my glasses case to my lip balm.
So yes, I had to balance my load. When I looked up, there was a tall elegant young lady walking towards us. My colleague, who was once E’s teacher shouted her name.
I looked up was really excited, I’d totally forgotten my daughter had been picked up from school, boarding school and had come to pick me up from school at 8pm that evening.
I never expected her to come in to meet me, but it was a great surprise as I initially did not recognise the person walking towards us.
GIFTS 
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