ny'

re fi

I would hear those words. Nothing about the day h

from my floor a beautiful orange. And the city noise had

alked into the office building. It had a restaurant on one of the floors, which was wher

pad the guard presented and sig

y, madam?" S

I replied swe

ught maybe, someone had sent me a message. Or even

at wasn't there before I entered. Everyone avoided my eyes, and replied to my cheerful

and replied to my greetin

re fi

though he has never joked wit

ery bad jok

a joke." H

" I almost

y thousand dollars from the com

pun. This must be the wo

!" I s

ormerly avoided my eyes, we

I wasn't even here last

cold voice. "Because you obviously weren't here last night. But you f

off in my head. This must be a set up. A hundred thoughts

people to sign in with someone else's name? To sign in with my

. For some other false charges, laziness maybe, smiling too much

"We thought of that too. Ca

about what he was going to do with it. Some part of my brain regi

alls to unsaved numbers we managed to track. A lot

hrough my phone, seeing all the evidence, but refusing to believe them. T

t to ruin me? Who

sir." I repeated. "I need some

it after you have paid the money." M

s fr

ours." He added, movi

nfroze. Where was I going to get such

afte

I found myself pleading,

ssion of guilt?"

utte

n't. I have already informed the police, and they have already reached the

?" I wailed. "You can't even fin

t of your robber buddies!" He bar

Few seconds later, he opened the door.

aid to the person on the othe

lawyer is on the way. And do

g in for the morning rush hour

ombie, all soaked in tears. I decided to go to the

to soothe my wounds. Even the dishwasher, who

ad been well liked. So I preferred to think that they just didn't want to be somehow linke

contemplating the abyss into which my life has plunged. The

ther provide the stolen money within forty eight hours,

t, but it was better than sleeping in the station. I was a

the police reserve the right to strip me of all my ri

on, so I sign

on his face as he put the pape

r some time as you reason with your accomplices."

done

morning. She was with some men in uniform. They came to me once I was ou

e forever, or have the crumb

e stares of people who had seen th

sterically as I