Chapter 48 : A New Peace

Simone

When I walked into the office the next morning, it was like walking into a completely different place of business. The vibe was so calm and peaceful. I didn't know the office could even feel this way. It had been a long time since I didn't have alarm bells going off in my head, wondering whether or not Crystal would be there to bother me.

For the first hour, it was nothing but quiet. Everyone just kept their heads down and focused on their work. Then, I got up for a coffee break, and the confessions started.

"I can't believe how horribly Crystal treated you," one of the young secretaries told me.

She couldn't have been older than twenty-one and was a quiet, timid thing. This was the most I'd ever heard her talk.

"Thank you, Trish," I told her.

"She was just so mean!" Trish went on. "Not just to you, but to everyone. One time, she invited me out to lunch to tell me that I needed to start wearing designer clothes to work because I looked like a bum. I was a wreck!"

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