(Second part) Two weeks later. Brenda waited outside Brad’s office after work on Friday evening, the monotonous ticking of the pendulum clock near the entryway progressively burrowing into her head and making her want to murder someone. Ideally, Brad’s new, obnoxious secretary, who always gave her a foul look when her phone chimed with a text message When it rang again, the text from her best friend, Carla, was all Brenda could do to keep from flipping the bird at the man. [18:28] Carla: Hey, are you still at work? [18:28] Me: Duh… Brenda rolled her eyes as she finished typing out her response. Nearly 30 minutes after she’d been summoned to Brad’s office, she still sat in the foyer. The head of the finance department was in with him, but Brenda had a sneaking […]
