In the end, I had to refuse to let myself be infl uenced.
Gradually, the single piece of paper, which lay naked in my hands, became more and more like a puzzle. My eye fell on the words, particularly on the three bold characters - Purchase Order Form.
About three or fi ve minutes passed. He fi nally looked me in the eye, asking,“What is that you’re reading?”
Confused and stumped by that question, I couldn’t give him a quick response as he might expect. I was thinking, Why would he ask that retarded question? Was he testing if I was too retarded to answer that simple question?