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Chapter 23 - Deanna
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2021-10-02 00:31:17I scan the long line of unread emails and then the stack of documents on the corner of my desk.
I now know what it means when people say that they pay for taking a vacation. Things were so hectic yesterday when I got back into the office. I don’t even think I had much time to sit at my desk.
The emails seem to have tripled throughout the day too. Every time I got one email read and replied to, I had at least three new ones coming in.
I take a deep breath and pull myself up to my desk.
I quickly find the oldest unread email and click on it. As I read it, Cliff walks into my office. “I see you are busy at work already. At least, you took some time to eat a nutritious breakfast before you left the house this morning.”
The corner of my lip curls downward as I shrug. “Yeah. However, I didn’t want to wait too long to get to the office, so I had little to
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