"Dear Forum,
I've always though these letters were made up but I found myself in the strangest predicament just the other day. I never thought it would happen to me but...."
Janie's eyes scanned another letter. She wished they'd change the formula it was so clichΓ©d now. The whole "I never thought it would happen to me" was almost a meme for erotic fiction in letter form.
Janie hated this job. She had dreamed that there was a glamorous world in glossy print media, she was wrong. Where she had imagined assorted desks scattered randomly around a large room were rows: separated by partitions and overflowing filing cabinets. Her chair squeaked as she leaned back and rubbed her eyes. To the right of her was a pile of papers she had already proof read... 'letters' for the upcoming issues. To the left of her.. an even larger pile that she had yet to get through. She sighed and put her feet up on the desk, she heard a noise.
Janie froze.
She thought she was the only one here.
Another noise. "Who's there?" Janie asked in her bravest not very brave voice. A head popped over the partition, "It's just me," it stammered.
"Jesus, Matt, give a girl a heart attack!" Janie scowled at the undefined body of the cleaner.
"I.. I'm sorry" stammered Matt, he hoped that she didn't realise he had been watching her.
Janie had always considered Matt a background character, but she welcomed the intrusion tonight, "what are you doing here so late?"
Matt's eyes darted from her face to her shirt then back to her face, "I'm just finishing off for the night," he sounded as casual as someone who was nervous. She picked up on the peek. Though, instead of making her cringe, she felt a flip deep within her stomach. She stared at him for a long time. Matt shifted a little under her gaze, nervously scratched his arm and let his eyes dart around, "Do you want me to empty that?" he asked, indicating to the bin. Janie gave a small smile and nod.