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My cheeks heated "I resign," I said

His handsoe in the least "What?"

"I said that I’ you nation, and all I ask is that you keep ht be able to find another position to intern somewhere else"

He stood and noered over ht--okay, five-four And he was at least six feet tall, probably taller

"You’re not interning so"

"I just did"

"No, you said ‘blah, blah, blah’" He opened his hand again I wanted to slap that daoddamn files"

"But--"

"And you are not allowed to talk to anyone about that video Ignore that it exists"

I opened and closed my mouth several times, positive I looked exactly like a carp He stepped up to ot into ood he smelled His scent arrew in the Southern California coastal hills My nostrils twitched

His eyes narrowed "Knock off the fish face and get the files done"

I closed my mouth, pivoted and walked out of the office What the what?

He left an hour after our talk, not even saying goodbye, si in my direction as he walked by I sat in a daze for several more hours as I finishedMy Anne Shirley apology didn’t work on him…or did it? Maybe he would have fired me otherwise? I wasn’t quite sure All I kneas that I’d divulged way too ed y had been so pathetic that he’d taken pity onme for that very reason Well, whatever it was, I still had h I’d likely never find out why