Our poor Elijah did not stand a chance, but that did not faze him
Elijah’s declarations of love would have put Shakespeare to shame, but his drunken state stomped out any chance of him getting an audience from the apple of his eye. From an onlooker’s perspective, an HVAC professional had no business falling for a lady like Sophia. Sophia was the definition of high maintenance and made no secret of it. Daddy had gifted her a car worth Elijah’s local business and some. Daddy was a part owner of one of the most expensive HVAC brands in the market. The only thing Elijah had to show apart from his HVAC business was the numerous HVAC installations he had done over the years. When Sophia was sad, angry, or happy about something, she went for some retail therapy or celebrating, depending on the mood that she displayed so dramatically. She never gave Elijah the time of day. She was only nice to him when she needed him to help her with car trouble since she did not want to call daddy dearest. Anyone who knew Elijah advised him to focus on HVAC maintenance and anything related to HVAC and to quit behaving like a love-sick teenager. He was the best HVAC repairman we knew, but that did not impress Miss High-and-mighty. Sophia would not be caught with an HVAC provider for anything. When she needed help with indoor comfort, or her quality HVAC was faulty, all it took was one call to her father, unlike the rest of us, who relied on Elijah for all our HVAC unit needs. She could quickly get new HVAC equipment and a smart thermostat at the snap of a finger. Our poor Elijah did not stand a chance, but that did not faze him. We would all cringe and hide our faces when he was in his cups, and he came across Sophia or saw her car.