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retary. After careful consideration, we have decided to move forward with another candidate. We th
ediately clouded with the bills she had to pay and working part-time in her grandmother's noodle shop, also cleaning toilets at a luxury hotel wasn't going to cut it. Sh
out of her depressing thoughts, perspiration gathered at h
d frozen, she'd been distracted and wasn't taking notes and it
ndle of the door causing her to spiral into a tray of glass cups and they all went spiraling unto the ground shattering into a million pieces with a few pi
ed, throwing a plastic spoon t
'll clean it up" "Sorry's not gonna cut i
keep cutting it for little m
hat mouth" her grandmother shot back in finality before turning back to the whistling
this," she said as she took off her
, so what are you going to do? Quit? R
anted to say but the
ing" Emily cried, letting the tears flow freely as she didn't have any means to hold them back because her grandmother's w
llowing the words to soak through her skin, embedding themselves in her till it was all she could feel. Her vision blurred, her heart raced and she felt weak to her knees, she had never known love all her life and her grandmother was right. Her mother did
n't you defend her. Who knows, maybe you're not even my granddaughter and she burdened me with the responsibility of raising you"
rt as much as the pain in her chest from the reality of her grandmother's words. She stepped out onto the streets of New York City of anyways unsure of her next step even though she had to be at her other job in less than two hours. The October sun shone brightly on her skin, lighting up areas that had been darkened by sadness but still, it didn't change how she felt. The heat from the sun did noth
id again and she looked down "Oh" she simply said faking surprise at how she hadn't noticed it earlier "Nothing to worry about," she said hoping he wouldn't say anything. They managed to sit in silence, while she watched people pass by mostly couples hand in hand, smiling or laughing at the other, faces glowing and showcasing genuine ha
n she stayed quiet he turned to look at her "Not much of a talker, no?" "Sorry" she muttered and he sighed "Take this, looks like you've had a shittier day t
a trap" he said in a mere w