I go to work the next morning with a bit of a heavy heart.Mr. Carter and Paige are still gone for the weekend, I still have duties to attend at the country club. With my new job starting so soon, however, I feel it’s only right to print out my resignation letter and leave it on Mr. Carter’s desk fo
“I’ve heard that you started working at the country club,” my aunt says. Her smile may be fake but I can tell she’s genuinely trying to be kind to me. Bless her. Honestly. She’s always been in my corner. I wish we saw each other more often.“Yes, though –”“Under-utilizing your skills once again,” F
It takes several long moments for me to recover enough to actually understand fully what Thea is saying. I’m in shock, I think, trying to make sense of it.All this time, I’ve been willing to give Thea the benefit of the doubt, thinking her someone caught up in Garnar’s web. But now, I’m beginning t
Maybe Thea is too young to remember what things were like when we all lived together.That’s still no excuse for this betrayal now.Davis and the cook bring out soup first. It’s delicious, as always, but I wish I could be anywhere in the entire universe other in this room, sitting in awkward silence
Mr. Carver calls me only once on Monday, to thank me for my work at the country club and to wish me well about my upcoming job. I thank him dearly for the opportunity he gave to me, and extend my offer once more to help fill in on the weekends.“You are going to be a journalist,” Mr. Carver says to
“Thank you, Mr. Harbinger,” I say. In the past, we wanted me to call him Hugo, but everything feels changed now. He’s my boss. I should treat him with respect.He doesn’t correct me this time, though his smile does grow slightly tighter.“I’ll leave you to it, then,” he says and leaves the room.Rea
I must be the most naïve person in the universe, I decide, as I watch Amber storm off toward Lila’s office.No matter what is said in that office right now, I really don’t want to hear it, so I focus on my first assign task of brewing fresh coffee.It’s slightly demeaning. I feel like I’m being trea
“I don’t want anything but a fair shot,” I say. “But I’m not going to use Hugo to do that. I intend to stand on my own two feet.”Lila stares at me for a long moment. “I don’t know whether or not to believe you, but… I suppose we can see.” Sighing, she steps out from behind her desk. “Grab your stuf