for updates and planned to meet face to face for any big news. We spoke on every Friday to recap any findings from the week. I hadn't discovered anything useful yet but Harrison assured me that it would take time and to focus on my relationships with people. I was adjusting into my new routine without too many issues. Even though my presence there was under false pretenses, I was getting a lot out of the experience. The content that we marketed bored the shit out of me but preparing the presentation was something I enjoyed. There were days I'd have to remind myself of my true purpose for being there. Waves of guilt accompanied those reminders. I dealt with the mixed feelings. I'd made a choice to be there. With all choices, there were consequences that inevitably followed and guilt was one of mine.
~
I was an idiot for drinking the night before with the rest of house. I had next to no sleep making me struggle throughout most of the day. It was an eye-opening lesson that I was no longer in college because slacking off in the real world didn't go unnoticed. Some people gave me strange looks. The guys went out of their way to poke fun at me about it. Their blunt comments about being able to smell the alcohol in my pores happened throughout the day.
I buried myself in my work trying to do my best to expel the nagging guilt that was growing by the day. I was good at separating myself from the story. My research in the past never led me to the front door of the content I was attempting to secure. I never had to deal with looking people in the eye while screwing them over. Most of the people here were great. They were just as innocent as the people that this place may have wronged.
We had a big pitch coming up within the next few weeks so I decided to stay late putting in an extra effort towards my particular part. My assignment was finding a catchy way to lure in a potential client with words while the boys worked on the imagery. This one had me stuck. If we nailed it, the company would secure a new account that would generate millions.
And probably rip off just as many more. Ah, give it a rest Mia.
I heard faint voices coming down the hallway. A shiver ran up my spine when their cold tones registered in my mind. My spot on the floor happened to be near the exit so I was able to catch conversations that echoed off the hallway walls. Plenty of office gossip passed through my ears but nothing that would validate anything Harrison was trying to prove. That was until now. I listened as the chatter in the hall became crisper.
"We should be able to set up the meeting soon. My source tells me that the last pieces of the puzzle are being validated now. It's rather interesting that this particular information landed at our doorstep but I'm not going to question it," Sean said evenly.
"Are they coming here or are we flying out east?" Colin asked flatly.
"We'll fly out for this unveiling. It's something they've wanted for the better half of the last two decades," Sean sneered.
The tone in his voice made my skin crawl. I didn't think evil had an audible sound. I sensed that they might have stopped by the elevators. Their voices were no longer becoming louder.
"It may be enough to finally smoke them out. It will give us the payout we've waited for all these years," Colin responded bitterly.
"If this doesn't get them out of hiding, I don't think anything ever will. I suspect that this particular discovery is the only thing that will do it," Sean declared.
The elevator pinged announcing its arrival and their voices echoed away taking their discussion out of earshot. I curled my palms but my fingers slid all over from the sweat that was coating them. It was clear that most of what Harrison proposed was the truth. They were about to get retribution against someone that wronged them. I didn't have a lot to work with in what they were talking about but something big was about to happen soon. The pressure in my head increased. The reality
~
I was an idiot for drinking the night before with the rest of house. I had next to no sleep making me struggle throughout most of the day. It was an eye-opening lesson that I was no longer in college because slacking off in the real world didn't go unnoticed. Some people gave me strange looks. The guys went out of their way to poke fun at me about it. Their blunt comments about being able to smell the alcohol in my pores happened throughout the day.
I buried myself in my work trying to do my best to expel the nagging guilt that was growing by the day. I was good at separating myself from the story. My research in the past never led me to the front door of the content I was attempting to secure. I never had to deal with looking people in the eye while screwing them over. Most of the people here were great. They were just as innocent as the people that this place may have wronged.
We had a big pitch coming up within the next few weeks so I decided to stay late putting in an extra effort towards my particular part. My assignment was finding a catchy way to lure in a potential client with words while the boys worked on the imagery. This one had me stuck. If we nailed it, the company would secure a new account that would generate millions.
And probably rip off just as many more. Ah, give it a rest Mia.
I heard faint voices coming down the hallway. A shiver ran up my spine when their cold tones registered in my mind. My spot on the floor happened to be near the exit so I was able to catch conversations that echoed off the hallway walls. Plenty of office gossip passed through my ears but nothing that would validate anything Harrison was trying to prove. That was until now. I listened as the chatter in the hall became crisper.
"We should be able to set up the meeting soon. My source tells me that the last pieces of the puzzle are being validated now. It's rather interesting that this particular information landed at our doorstep but I'm not going to question it," Sean said evenly.
"Are they coming here or are we flying out east?" Colin asked flatly.
"We'll fly out for this unveiling. It's something they've wanted for the better half of the last two decades," Sean sneered.
The tone in his voice made my skin crawl. I didn't think evil had an audible sound. I sensed that they might have stopped by the elevators. Their voices were no longer becoming louder.
"It may be enough to finally smoke them out. It will give us the payout we've waited for all these years," Colin responded bitterly.
"If this doesn't get them out of hiding, I don't think anything ever will. I suspect that this particular discovery is the only thing that will do it," Sean declared.
The elevator pinged announcing its arrival and their voices echoed away taking their discussion out of earshot. I curled my palms but my fingers slid all over from the sweat that was coating them. It was clear that most of what Harrison proposed was the truth. They were about to get retribution against someone that wronged them. I didn't have a lot to work with in what they were talking about but something big was about to happen soon. The pressure in my head increased. The reality
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