stepped out of the building rather feeling...

behind her, cutting off the polished silence of the corporat

nd heat rising from the pavement welcomed her to the real life. S

idn't completely embarrass myself."

ght." She muttered. She hadn't gotte

nothing fancy. Just a man grilling skewers while chatting loudly with

ore crossing over. "Two, please,"

grinned. "G

erent caliber of people pass by. Office workers on lunch breaks laughing in

"Here you go," the vendor said, cutting throug

nearly sighed. "Okay... worth it." S

uckled. "Firs

d, enjoying her l

ou'll b

y smiled fai

ng and allowing her nerves settle. In the moment, her

, this was somehow, becoming rampant. For a moment, she considered ig

met with silence. Then, a click.

bled. And that made a small chill crept up her

her from blocking th

ce store, the afternoon rush had started.

a replied, tying

Fan

tine again. Registering, restockin

assed with it's

n odd hour when the the door

was him.The man from yesterday. But this time, t

e counter. Her pulse spiked. "...Coffee?"

ense. "You applied to Blooms Global," he

ach dropped.

ered his voice, only to Amaya's

ht. "What?" She

had happened. And reached for a bottle of wate

zen. Her coworker fro

tight and fast. Because that.

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een the candidates and analyzed the data. He

he said, sliding

tant blin

re was a brief pause as his as

t the stronge

ne didn't rise, and neither did it sharp

nders

ck slightly, wit

s finding hard to ignore or trust. And until h

y through organizing a shelf, when her phone

re opening it. A few secon

ay." She

r glanced o

got

b?" She

the screen. "They... hired me." Just l

a low whistle. "Dam

ep down, something about it

..Fast.

ed. But the whole job thing kept hunting her.

as well documented. It was official. Like

a strange unease settled in her che

ve." Those words

now. But something told her that job...wasn't an opportunity. It was

ready for th

at a screen. A CCTV footage to the convenience store. It

t curled. "Unluc

e wouldn't let her walk away

re in t

he had just brought into his world was the answer