Arriving At Midnight

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olished apple or you crash harder t

hich on

late. Like

snoring louder than a truck, and my hair

so fast I swear I

nkled blouse and a pencil skirt that h

nning to the kitchen. Breakfast? Hah. I grabbed a si

nting and half-dying, some kid look

. Probably scare

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o., I was sweating buckets and serio

s huge. Like, i

ere, people moving like they act

cheap handbag and praying I would

ancy I thought I had walke

receptionist desk that looked lik

that desk

of Sass. Probably

r glasses, chewing gum l

she said, smirking lik

. Samantha Gray. First d

er gum so lo

d luck. You're

ut even looking at me. "Theo,

h me

I was offic

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elevator like a hurric

loose, coffee cup in one han

te," he ba

Only... thir

was calculating if it was wor

arms. "Orientation? Hah. We don't d

rned and marched bac

hand, questioning if I had j

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as on the fifth floor, and

g. Someone literally throwing

field... but with co

bright pink blazer waved at me

Come here!!"

eet over. "Hi,

ed. "I'm Trisha, but yo

"O-okay,

Kidding! Call me Trish. Only my enemies call

so fast I almo

d gi

my arms. "Here. Your first job. Make sens

away like she hadn't

-

riting my resignation letter, a

lly rolled acr

ike a troublemaker. "Name's Jordan.

his hand was covered in what

tar

ared

me hanging, b

ath, but before I could touch him, he p

st messin'

ath so hard I a

e were co-conspirators. "Listen, rookie

rust Trish wh

eat anything

d I mean NEVER, t

nked.

us like he was about to te

touched it?

ed. He

ser

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of chaos, mistakes, and

over the photocopier. Accidentally replied-

s ready to fak

the miracl

h br

limpse into the madness

looked norma

a on her head while Jordan tried to sh

the whole thing like

HOT! HE MISSES! HE'S A

was dying

help it, I

ng his holy mug of coffee, looking lik

l is going on

one f

and, smiled like an i

at him for a lo

abbed a donut, stuffed it i

d winked. "Welcome

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half-dead body back home, I collapse

h and started purring like I

ing about the madness, the cha

irst time in

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