el

hear first?" Dread slips through the cracks of my resolve an

ing out at the pedestri

for my order of two scoops of strawberry

hoosing which toy to play with. Soon gray clouds took over and it drizzled. Luckily I found a guy sell

isappearing, but the gray clouds are hovering ov

was planned. I mean we all know if she did that in person you would have convinced her otherwise." Sudden shock

that compelled me to message her and offer her a job right on t

er through the brimming sorrow bu

't be found when we don't get swamped with orders all the time. She said and I quote 'I want to work more because I love doing what I do. But I barely get anything to do he

uff, giving one last speech to my staff, and then hanging a giant padlock on the place of my dreams. The e

wrong Ivan,

idn't tell you all of that so you can dig yourself a cave to crawl in and cry. I told you becaus

esturing to me to collect my cup. I pay

g we have four days to work on them. Seems like the promotional ads Jessic

annon, I fire off questions w

dy on them. She's getting the details we need so we can start working on the cards. But thi

trapped in my office was making me insane. Eating i

that could happen to us at the moment." The desp

they're paying...Woah! Holy smokes." I giggle as he fills me in on the details of the projects. Though something numbs my nerves

omeone online to fill in for the time bei

hope they don't me

a file Evelyn. Anyone can do that. T

n her. She's

Ivan is my consultant disguised as my best friend. No one guides me better than him—even though

ok everyt

I scowl at the nickname but

rs inside of me, and I am filled with hop

bout a birthday party and an office party. The categories Jessica and I haven't worked on often

posals as opportunities, I als

m for myself. Birthday cards we can deal with. However the office party invites are new terri

ustry and expand my company. And hire staff who would