"Oooookay, just around here," The driver of the black car said, driving through the gate of a gated community.
The car stopped after passing the gate, next to one of the security officers posted there.
"Good evening Mr Hastleton, welcome back from work," The security guard said with a smile on his face.
Ralph, sitting on the side that the security guard was talking from, was able to clearly see the details of this man's face.
He could tell from experience that this man was just smiling for the sake of formality, not that he actually liked Mr Hastleton.
Well, the security guard didn't hate Mr Hastleton, he was just being polite. As far as the security guard was concerned, he didn't owe Mr Hastleton anything other than his duty to do his job and provide his share of protection to the whole community.
And it was people like Mr Hastleton who paid for the salary the security guard earned.
A show of respect was due.
