Working with a goal of buying new HVAC
Ruby touched the honey with the tip of her index finger.
She then shut her eyes and brought the finger to her lips.
All the summers of her childhood came flooding back. She tasted the faintest hint of cherry blossom, a dash of dandelion, clover, and strawberry, and a whisper of honeysuckle, all the flavors clean and fresh as a June morning. Her wariness faded, and she felt as if all life’s secrets clung to her fingertip for a moment. The wave of heat roused her from her stupor. After less than three weeks since their last air conditioning installation service, the cooling equipment had broken down again. Ruby knew she would not call the new HVAC business for repair if she had no dignity. She settled on replacing the air conditioning filter. The honey stand had more customers in the past week, but more was needed to cater to new heat and AC products. Instead of calling a cooling expert, Ruby used the money to fix her laptop. That night she reached out to old contacts to get online jobs to pay for the air conditioning system she wished to have. A quality HVAC came at a hefty price if the honey continued selling as it had been. If she got in a few hours in the online jobs, Ruby could purchase a new unit with the latest cooling technology that was among the best in the cooling industry, not to mention the programmable thermostat she once saw in her friend’s place. Ruby knew this because, unlike most of her friends, she had taken the time to learn more about a/c from research and the new contractor. By the end of five months, Ruby had enough money to pay the HVAC tech service charge and the unit. She could now call the HVAC professional.