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oice rang across the phone as Karen rolled over the bed staring at the ceiling. She was always available wh

our plate. I can't possibly stress you more than how much you are b

and." She chuckled, the pitch of her voice a bit louder than normal. Karen would not take

re not rushed during the process okay?

application to?" The question caught karen off guard as

time around," She said with her two hands clasped together above h

r telling you to try changing your surname but

w that" Her hands rummaged through her hair

expenses, and that's

She insisted defiantly. If she did not dismiss her

I'll get you once I come back," She threatened her voice loud enough

ouse dawned on her, sh

leep refused to come. She tossed and

ll the first light of early morning passed through the blind

thoughts of the impending interview. She kept turning in bed as s

the covers and threw her legs to the side of t

eyes darting across her room before lan

A

nds of cars and the creaks of the old building. She did not

hat wore out from turning too much. She shuffled to the bathroom, befo

rcles around her eyes revealed her l

rly, as it made her wince in horror. She look

d making her think

be the ou

be rejected like

rying out her normal morning activit

down on her skirt with her palms before stepping ou

y to take on

eat, before handing the driver the address of the s

ing at her through the rearview

aren replied, her eyes t

it." He chuckled.

but eventually no

really understood how mu

resounded in her ears as the

ded to the building, her hee

e you step foot into

making her palm frosty. Karen Spencer was always a jinx, wherever she went trouble foll

these places where she did not fit in according t

o employ her even with her qualifications. They turned her

ith her colleague from her fashion brand?" A red head in the lower d

ho gets involved with her would meet a gr

er come here? Her ex-husband must have suffered a lot, I he

marble-floored lobby, mu

oman who cheated

he ruined

e left the co

ing her gaze forward. If

the room where applicants sat waiting for their turn. Her heart kept beating so fa

would be in a

n Spen

tant towards the interview room. Upon entering, The room had shee

. Her eyes darted confidently across the room, taking

d her breath hitched. She once found confiden

old, ruthless

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