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at eight a.m., sat down at my desk, flipped open a notepad, and neatly wrote my sche

me to release a tiny drip of the anger I swallowed down daily. When Ronnell's demands became unbearable,

had gone through the file and my desk was back to its neat position. I ran through my usual routine before Ronn

rom frequent urination, which meant I spen

ingle word. That was unusual for him since

in a mug and chatting with one of the hacker

to be. Beneath her cool professionalism,

e were the only ones who understood each other in the company, and lately. Rosa had been

more different. Rosa looked a little masculine with her choice of hair and clothing whil

osa drawled. "Ar

freely open last week barely fit through my body th

made myself a cup of cocoa tea for the day. we all talked and reconciled

then your clothes are not your usual size. Have you considered the thought that you might

she mean b

mean, pregnancy is a mystery to me

take a pregnancy test to be sure about this. A baby mi

a about your recent behavio

ther, I shook my head

can get. Surely that man can smell every

k he noticed anything." I smoothed my palm over my stomac

pregnant from the first day I noticed your dullness, and then the boss had been a littl

we can't just insinuate anything yet u

having several thoughts since the conversation with Rosa and Samuel

owards me. I tucked the mug by the side of the t

by me without lookin

eird symptoms recently. He barely noticed me

dule of meetings we had to attend, I slid it to the middle o

the exact center. I took a seat across from h

l's focus was on his computer s

"Oh. Do I? I can just

chew, and I'm clearly not a fan of the sound that comes out from chewing gu

Is this job becoming dif

d a little of that tea." I hadn't really slept well that day, and then again__ the tenant up

f it, I'd lose my mind. And right no

le on his desk. "Do you have any questions about the

don't think I have any question nor do I have the n

rig

asked if I was truly up to the task he had given me. He wasted no time in correct

fully written for him. "Matthew and William will be h

give me your o

emailed you

ily. More than I intended or

to leave, he stopped me. "Blai

s under control. How about you? Is e

he answere

, including me. I allowed it because I had to. This job has settled a lot of bills for me. So, even thoug

idn't. I stayed in my position, a polite

gla

re moments before sitting back in his chair.

nk y

thought he was making a nice gesture

nd William. The moment it was break--I grabbed my purse and walked down to the huge pharmaceutical store

umping very hard beneath my chest. I headed towards

working properly (the control line), and the other specifies that it is negative. If

few minutes until I n

_ I was