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Casey

I’ Blech I don’t like rain in New York because it reminds me of home, and it makes ain, back in the Midwest, the pre-stor When the clouds finally rip open, the deluge is practically the Great Flood co At least in Manhattan, storms are only an inconvenience

Gripping the bannister, I quickly make my way down the slippery stairway into the subway station Of course, there’s nothing worse than taking it slon the stairwell and then watching your train pull away as soon as you reach the bottom step Just my luck I stand there, flummoxed, wet as a rat and pissed as hell

But I’runtled coret my flimsy ballet flats and wish I had chosen boots today My stockings are feeling pretty squishy and wet in et hoof to mouth disease this way

The digital sign above the platfor in three minutes But you kno the NYC subway is – totally unreliable The sign could say one thing, but reality often marches to its own drummer

Eventually, over a loudspeaker asevere delays Shocker People curse and start ruo up the wet stairs

I fish around infor e surcharge What in the world? They literally want three times what the normal price of a ride is I can’t afford that! So yeah, it’s not happening unless there’sfor me at work today

I guess I’ll be staying at the office late tonight

Tiht cross the line to frizzy My bag feels heavy and weighsme walk lopsided

When the train finally hurtles towards ush of wind stale yet welcoh because the platform is still chock a block with people, mostly dressed for the office There is the distinct srab onto a strap Clearly, we’re all going to get to work looking bedraggled

Unfortunately, the train is so packed that when it starts up again, I nearly lose e to extractIt’s already nearly ten, and my boss arrives at the office at nine I make a mental note to text Nicole at the next stop She can let Rhonda know that my extreme tardiness is out of my control

But I’m lucky to have this job When I was hired at Two One Two, I was straight out of college and brand new to New York City I was living with four roommates (and, to my irritation, their boyfriends) and I’d never published anything outside of The Orange Gazette, e paper

And yet, I’d been so very cocky I thought rit would have me on the staff of aOf course, like anything, it’s taken ti nothing and spending money I didn’t have, I took a job as a waitress No, that’s too fancy Actually, I was ot any tips, rin

But eventually, I got hired in an entry level role at Two One Two I started outother people's articles The pay was atrocious and I rarely had a byline

Finally, right when I turned twenty-four, I was given my own advice column called The Corner Chat The Chat mainly focuses on matters of the heart, and I would like to think that I provide perceptive and impartial advice to my readers It’s been , although I’ in luxury

As the train crawls into Manhattan, the once overstuffed cars begin to thin out I finally reach , I tell myself maybe it’s time to leave Brooklyn and , I ht be able to afford a tiny studio It would be small, but it would be all odsend after having a o-round of roommates