8. The Contract

ROSE

I was sitting in the copy room of the office, the only place where no female employee sneered at me and no male employee tried to be friendly. I was wondering if I could get away by just disappearing from here and as the thought came I stood up, already planning to make my escape. I will handle whatever happens but I just want to leave, run far away from here, from that arrogant arsehole. I grabbed the door knob but it twisted in my hand and the door was pulled open from the outside. The lady that I’d seen outside his office stood there smiling at me.

"Mr. R. K. wants to talk to you," The lady said, her words as crisp as her white shirt and skirt.

I don't want to go, I wanted to shout at her, but what I said was docile, so unlike me, "Yes, of course."

I knocked on the glass door and heard his command to enter. When I was just inside the door, not taking another step further, and looking everywher