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Chapter One

Tasha

Fired Up

My heart rate sped up Blood raged throughrate and pressure that made every part of me feel alert I saw red My te

“Fired? You’re firingtone that didn’tinside of me

Melinda Lory had the nerve to look ather best writer “I’ave the head writer position to Nina after she sub Hollywood Jailbreaks and Heartbreaks piece last week She was supposed to be temporary, but she has solidified her place here and we just don’t need you right now”

“Oh, youpromoted after she stole my story from me?” I asked More pressure built inside ofphysical pain I tried tofrom my deep-set brown eyes

“You’re kidding right? What are you suggesting, Tasha?” Melinda’s round red cheeks flew up into a snant She knew very hat I was saying

“Mel, we both know she doesn’t write the type of content that was in that article, and the fact that she’s sleeping with Richard is the only reason she can do what she does and get aith it She’s the reason I wrote the story about sexualpro right about this,” I said in disbelief

After buildingfor the celebrity coluest I’d ever been at one particular nine to five job into Colorful Ti and growingtraction of what I created, all because of Nina’s sticky fingers

“Like I said, I’ood, and nus I hate to say this, but maybe you should consider another profession,” Melinda said slowly, or at least the words hit me slowly…and hard

My eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as the tension from our conversation bubbled over to a cliood writer, and the only reasonwell as it should is because Nina keeps hijacking h a clenched jaw

“As far as that’s concerned, it’s your word against hers, Tasha”

“This is so unfair You know I’ive her the password tomy stories to print faster than I can press ‘the end’ and subu up since Nina stole my first story

“The higher ups are not falling for your arguorders,” Melinda briefly looked away fro her dead hazel eyes towords “Clean out your desk and be out by lunchtime Your last paycheck will be in the mail”

“This is really fucked up,” I said as I stood up and stormed out of Melinda’s office I had no doubt that she knehat Nina was doing She had been readingstyle out of a line up Still, she let me take the fall instead of the slimy, opportunistic office pass-around I felt hoodwinked Without being able to prove Nina stole s and leave the Colorful Ti karma would bite all of them in their asses

Good people always get the shaft, I thought as Ithe ss in my hand