“Yes,” Hugo replies. “Lila will continue to be your manager. The assignments she gives you will be more difficult, however. You’ll have some opportunities to see your work on the channel, if things go right.”I’m not thrilled to continue to work with Lila, especially since I suspect she will persist
When I arrive at the location Lila gave me on the note, I find myself standing outside an abandoned building with the windows boarded up. Distantly, I hear the sound of sirens. This isn’t the best part of town, but I knew that before coming here.Yet, looking at the building and glancing all around,
“What the hell are you doing here, Esther?”The bartender looks between us, and then casually walks away. With his back to us, he watches the game on tv. He even turns the sound up.“I’m here on assignment,” I tell him.“What assignment?”In the face of his anger, I wish I had more to show for mysel
The next day, I write up my article on Miles and the tavern he saved and submit it to Lila, who seems very annoyed I took the nothing lead she gave me and actually turned it into something.In what I suspect to be punishment, she loads me up with trivial tasks. Refill the coffee pot, deliver these l
Amber did this. I know that know for sure, thanks to my co-worker Kimberly, but there’s not a hell of a lot I can do about it, short of confronting Amber directly. But that has the potential to only escalate things.Amber would probably deny any wrongdoing, and the office would take her side, since
With everyone looking at me, I don’t know what to say. Maybe I don’t need to? Amber pretty much said everything for herself, and then Hugo properly responded.Instead of saying anything, I decide to just sit down and get back to work.Slowly, the usual noise and chatter begins again, as people type
“Picture this,” Cynthia says, bright and sunshiny. Is the sun even up yet? “I make my coffee and sit down to read Harbinger News to catch up on things for the day.”That wakes me up a little more. “Did something happen?”“First thing I see is an opinion article on one Miles Hampton, essentially sayi
By the time I make it into the office, the whole place is buzzing about my opinion piece on Miles. It’s even made national news headlines, where newscaster of various companies and networks breakdown my points one by one. Many give credit to my insight.I try not to let it go to my head.Yet before