The Code Monkey's Revenge
creen, a steady, rhythmic p
fall of logic and precision that onl
ary, the place whe
d built
a platform so advanced it felt li
y life into its architecture,
rming smile of my live-in boyfriend,
, every seamless interaction, was born here, in this quiet
o I told myself. The code was
alert from the main server. Cri
e IPO, this was
y-five minutes later, the storm was calmed. I had single-handedly
ker of pride cutting
n the door
s at the pre-IPO party, soaking in
door to see
, my old college rival, the one who always prioritized schmoozi
ss. She stepped inside without an invitation, her eyes s
you doing h
ing her arms. "Your unconventional work hours, your lack of team sp
What are you talking about? I
But the IPO is tomorrow. We need team players, people w
ing the silence
ately, your contra
r at first. Fired? It wa
d, my voice quiet but firm.
ondescending laugh. "Oh
thumb hovering over Mark' s cont
d the ca
was answered. But it
oo loud, feigning distress. She was holding a
od ran
ne, her eyes locked on mine. "Ava is here, and she' s... well
doing?" I whis
n panic for her fake audience. "P
mirked at me. "H
with the force of a physical blow. The late night
desk and picking up a framed photo of me and Mark from happier tim
d you? You' re just some gold-digger who
mployees, drawn by the drama, were gathering on the sidewalk b
whispering
tion was becoming
"I am not a gold-digger. I am the architect of N
ughed, a crue
one Chloe had hired last month, pushed her way to th
ust a code monkey! Mark and Ch
cheered in
echoed in
mon
rything I