8.The weeks passed pleasantly. Little by little, Frank agreed to see me more and more. We lived in harmony; we saw each other practically every day. Sometimes just for an hour or two. Other times to have dinner together. Sometimes, we got together to watch a film. Simply enjoying each other’s company made us happy.
I asked my boss for a few days’ holiday in April. He was quite reluctant. He claimed that I hadn’t yet been at the company long enough and there were lots of documents awaiting translation. I asked him why additional days of leave appeared on my payslip each month.
‘You’re entitled to them, as you accumulate them based on your work, but you can’t use them until after being with us for a year.’
I said I thought this principle was stupid. I’d calculated it several times and I e
