By the Numbers: Ninjas

By the Numbers

A Ninjas origin story

Dawn Blair

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Ninjas: By the Numbers

When the homeless man had touched her hand, Amanda felt something go through her. She still couldn’t identify what it had been, but she knew the significance it held. It made her feel important, as if life held more promise and adventure than she currently experienced. The last few years had seemed like her life had been placed on pause but she couldn’t determine if she’d know when her future would ever begin.

That moment of the homeless man’s contact held her thoughts as Amanda now stared at the sheet of paper her employer handed to her. It took her a moment to get out of her head to look at exactly what it was that she’d been given. The list of questions on it wanted her goals for the next year. Did he really expect her to answer this? She wanted to look up at her boss, Terry, and ask if this was serious. Instead, she looked up at Terry’s soft blue eyes and tried to give him a smile as she said, Thank you. She felt so damned by her own words.

I’d like that back as soon as possible, he responded before he turned back toward his office.

Oh, I’ll give it back, she muttered to the paper, her lips moving just enough that only light pops sounded from her mouth. How exactly was she to fill this out? She worked at a travel agency, for Sam’s sake! How was she supposed to have goals? She made vacation plans for other people. Her job barely required her to know how to use the phone and computer. Anyone requiring more than a minimum of booking usually went to see Terry for additional advice. He was the one that had to be knowledgeable as well as handling all the marketing for the company. It was his baby. Her goals consisted of show up, help people, and get paid to do it all again tomorrow.

A few weeks ago, it would have been easy to make up something that