Parisian Society Events

Paratext: Six years ago, Pauline's mother (Céline Giraud) was still living in Paris until Pauline's father (Frédéric Faure) died in a car accident. After this, her paternal grandparents will never be heard from again and Céline decided to go back to live in her hometown (Nice) where her parents (Jean & Martine Giraud) and her one and only brother (Stéphane Giraud) live. However, Celine's return to Nice left Pauline all alone in the City of Light. Alone without family and without friends, because since the death of her father, Pauline has become extremely sociable in addition to having missed all the diplomas and higher studies she had undertaken. Because of this for the past four years, she has been earning her living through acting assignments. This allows her to get by financially despite the fact that she no longer has a dream in terms of salary and love. She could have chosen to end up as a cashier or a saleswoman. But, no, she decided to want to discover many jobs as a temporary worker in order to finally find what she likes and will like to do. January 2, 2023 (morning): Pauline heads for the Thiers station to return home after spending Christmas and New Year's Eve with her maternal grandparents. The Christmas holidays are for Pauline the only time when she can visit her family in Nice. So when she goes there, she stays there for at least two weeks to enjoy and talk with her family. But, unfortunately, during her stay she was not able to see her uncle (Stéphane Giraud) who is nevertheless very close to her. His grandparents told him that Stéphane could not come, because he is very busy. Since he took over his father's restaurant "Le Millésime". But, for Pauline, a fortnight without him coming to tell her would be just a "hello" intrigues her. She hesitated to go see him at the restaurant. But, resigned herself, because she didn't want to disturb him, if he was that busy. Suddenly, she tried to call him late at night, without answer. Despite herself, her stay is nearing its end without even having seen her. He only had an hour left, not because of a delay on his Nice-Paris line. Ten minutes passed, then twenty, then thirty-five. And she received a message from Stéphane telling her that he was sorry not to have been able to see her because of the restaurant which for some time had been on the verge of bankruptcy. He promised her that he would try to go up to Paris to come and see her and be forgiven. Eleven ten rings. She boards her train in third class. Only six hours left by train before arriving in Paris at the Montparnasse station in the 14th arrondissement. It's in a neighboring arrondissement (7th) what life is like in a maid's room on the fifth floor without a lift. His bedroom has only two rooms, a bathroom and a living room (17 m²). In his living room, there is a window with a beautiful view of the Rodin museum, a reversible sofa, a fridge and a hob. All this costs him 600 € per month. This is the price to pay to live in one of the most chic districts of the city of love. After forty-five minutes. She falls asleep because she hasn't yet recovered the sleep she lost on New Year's Eve. January 2, 2023 (late afternoon): At 5:50 p.m., the conductor announces the arrival at the station. Pauline is getting ready. When the train stops and opens the doors. She goes out. And, heads for the parking lot. Where is his car parked here for two weeks. Back home, Pauline opens her mailbox. She had received four messages during her stay. One for the electricity bill, two for promotions in clothing stores and one from his temp agency. Seeing all these messages Pauline only looks at one. That of the temp agency. She opens it. She reads it. She reads it. And smile. She had just received a proposal for four temporary assignments as a waitress for masquerade balls. At the Opéra Garnier, Quai Branly, Musée d'Orsay and Musée Maillol almost all in its arrondissement. His missions would last only two weeks from January 4 to January 18 and would be paid a minimum of €1,300 with no maximum ceiling. She smiled, because it was the first time that she would be paid so much for so few mission days. Either way, she was only happy with the salary. She accepted all the highest paid jobs without worrying about what she would do and where she would do it. Whether she is a garbage collector, waitress, cleaner or cashier. It didn't matter as long as the pay was good. She responds positively to the message and asks for the working hours immediately. The secretary of the agency answers him in the following hour that from the 4th or 6 pm, she would start every day at six o'clock and would finish at five o'clock in the morning. The secretary also gave her her schedule. The secretary also gave her her schedule. From 4 to 7, she would work at the quai Branly, from 8 to 11 at the Maillol museum, from 11 to 14 at the Musée d'Orsay and from 14 to 18 at the Opéra Garnier. His schedule and hours known, there is only one thing left to do. Wait for D-day. Pauline before going to bed resumes reading her book Le Comte de Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Reading that she had to stop a fortnight ago, because when she goes to Nice, the books cannot fit into the schedule. This book is Pauline's favorite, because it is proof that even without studies, without money and without a family, one can end up rich and powerful like Edmond Dantès, the hero of this novel. The Counts of Monte Cristo totaling 1889 pages in six volumes. Pauline reads a volume then falls asleep.