l

this job to care about the restless sleep I got, and surprisingly th

ister’s boutique and in another I had a small purse with the hotdog from last night and enough money that would take me back to the diner near our apartment building where I would spend last six ho

om Mr Mackenzie after submitting my papers. She gave me a polite smile and told me to wait for Mr

s Frank, the middle aged lady who was the assistant to the f

laces and other things that people my age find exci

she tutted and said, “Calm down, Missy, I was saying it from experience. I have been working since I was fifteen and had to do all the work to support my two younger sisters.” I licked my lips and

, he seemed like a

is nothing in compariso

oth

h the elevator doors pinged open and

thing when most of them looked beyond my twenty two years. I looked like a fresh faced rabbit coming out of its hidin

pointed down the short hal

asked, more like

s the devil’s

as I asked, “And the

is on the thirty third floor. He comes here only to c

an the

pen the door and instantly we both stepped back when the oppressive smell of paper and dust floated toward us. She waved at the wooden desk cluttered with files and papers and other documents that seemed to have collected a layer of dirt on it. “Somewhere in

Mrs Frank.”

piece of advice because you seem like you’d need it. Stay away from any mischief, thi

d. “Of

took me a long time to sort through the paper and cramp the ones that were useless into the already overflowing du

ask of shelving the files in alphabetical order in the one shelf that I had

ched tight in my hand ready to hit the offender. I paused, my

his hands and said, “I am not going to kill yo

brought my arm down by my side and sa

in order. “I see you have already made a difference in this mess.” His

ining files from the table. “Mrs Frank was very nice and told me a little about the office.” My eyes fell on the ba

down in a frown

N

Keep

ey are too expens

want to pay for them?" I nodded. “Then come to dinner with me.” I opened my mouth but he shushed me and said, “I won’t take the dres

my boss...” I

e stepped back and held out h

didn’t say anything as he typed his number and saved it in. “Tell me whe

then I didn't have time for them. But suddenly there was a founder/partner of a law firm, at least ten years ol

n’t possibly be involved with someone but... I liked th

me have guessed right, this one is not the

up