Chapter 7: "A report of persons, relationships, conflicts, resolutions"

In Chapter 7 we will meet a new face, Alexis Andriopoulos, who is CEO at a known company store and asks for the help of Professor Nikos Alexiou, in order to help him reorganize and save his business. Through the course of this meeting events will unfold capital, and through this effort he will bring to the fore and the main character, Anna, who will be forced to make serious decisions about her future, but we will also meet new characters that will play an important role in the course of the history.

Alexis Andriopoulos is CEO at a company store. But the company is beginning slowly to decline, leading himself to resort to Professor Nikos Alexiou, in order to help upgrade the company's stores. While on 'aspect he seems to be quite introverted, he is actually likeable, smiling, polite and very jovial. In their discussion, he sets of views and ideas about the necessary changes need to be made, he has visions, he’s innovative, radical and straight and he seems to be fully aware of the disappointing situation regarding sales. That’s why he considers as essential the replacement of several employees.

Nick Alexiou, while initially had misgivings about this partnership, later when he talked to Alexis Andrianopoulos, he estimated him enough and wanted to help him. He is receptive to suggestions and he wants to change some of the old staff members. Of course, there we have from the first clash Alexis emotions and he created the first reply, as are issues such as the delivery of some employees. But Nick later will propose Anna as the appropriate employee of this business.

Anna, in Nick’s opinion, is the  "ideal model strain." When he makes the proposal for the job, she reluctantly listens to him and does not decide immediately, but first she tells him of her concerns. She has enough fear of the risk she should take on her decision, she is concerned about the choice she makes regarding the people with whom she will work in order to achieve the company, she believes she doesn’t have the right age to do it because she can’t impose in such a job. At the same time, she’s  concerned about the long hours and of the little professional training. She seems pessimistic and almost ready to refuse.

So, then the professor tries to refute the arguments in order to convince her to accept, saying that this work will be a step to build her career, he’s trying to encourage her and boost the morale, as he emphases that she will be able to gain experience from it. So, Anna attained with the moral decides to accept the job, because as she says it will be her first personal business bet. But, indirectly, through all this encouraging atmosphere that prevailed, there suddenly began to emerge also some strong feelings of both characters. Initially, Anna bewitched by Nicks’ speech, finally decided to take the role of Head and wanted to call Nick out for dinner in order to thank him. Although between them intimacy is big enough, he wanted to guide and encourage her and because he did not want to reveal his feelings and to stray, he decided to refuse. At their next meeting, of course, Anna has sparks in words and emotions are well lit.

Then the story continues with Anna’s anger and confusion at work, as she hasn’t properly understood the expectations that Mr Vaggelis had from her, and that’s how a new character reveals. Mr Vaggelis is the director of the store. He is shown a little bit arrogant and the expectations that he has from Anna are only speculative and utilitarian. He’s not interested in the collective good and he points that she should be imposing to several employees in order to properly operate the business. But because she wanted to be collegial spirit, she decided to organize a meeting with the other workers so that they will know each other better.

Through this meeting, the argument seems strong between Anna and Angela, an old servant who was arrogant and cheek constantly. This resulted as time passed, Anna started looking for replacement for Angela’s position and finally managed to promote Christina as a surrogate CEO and fire Angela.

But the time that Anna would stay at the job slavery ended and Anna was confronted with her choices. In a new conversation with Nick, she was trying to decide if she ultimately chooses to stay in this job or to go to university to get a scholarship. In this dilemma, she did not hesitate to ask the help of her good friend, Costas, whom she trusts. Finally, she decided to go to university to pursue better opportunities. But she knew he had left a hand, which was to spend more time with the professor, but now as a man with a woman. He, of course chooses to communicate with her through letters. Nevertheless, his actions and the pictures of Anna on his mind , are manifesting the love for her.