Then shall the dry bones rise

"Boss said you should see him in the meeting room now!" And then, the call was disconnected.

Alice frustratingly bit her lip. If it were up to her to decide whether to go see him or not, she'd without a doubt choose the latter but this wasn't her choice to make. She could only swallow her disagreement and go to see him.

After making sure she had cleaned all traces of her tears, Alice made her way to the meeting room where she had just been embarrassed by her jerk of a boss.

Unsurprisingly, on her way to the meeting room, she didn't come across Veronica who was the mastermind behind her current pain. Alice had never been the one to plot against her fellow human but seeing Veronica invigorated the feelings she found strange.

She sighed as she stood before the door of the meeting room. Just as she raised her hand to knock on the door, she heard his voice;

"Get in," he commanded coldly. It took all of Alice's restraint not to roll her eyes sassily at his command.

Pushing the door open