To say that my emotions that night were in turmoil would have been an understatement. I hardly slept. My whole world had turned upside down. The career opportunity I thought I was coming to at Dias and Associates was not what I had expected. But I needed to make the most of it. It was my one chance.
I arrived at the office with trepidation the following morning, not knowing what to expect. But the receptionist smiled welcomingly as she always was, and I drifted through security unhindered. This wasn't going to be so bad after all, Nic knew he was out of line and my job wasn't in jeopardy...
"Miss Rodriguez" The guard called after me. "Ms Alves would like to see you."
I turned, about to ask what it was about when he snapped "Now!"
My heart fluttered, but I persuaded myself it was just a regular check-in. After the traumatic ordeal I'd experienced a couple of days before. Just the HR manager doing her job...
This time there was no coffee girl waiting outside and I had to knock three times on her office door before getting a response. "Come!"
It was childish, but a part of me smiled inwardly at the pun and its reference to what I'd done a couple of days earlier in this very office. That thought made me feel a bit better as I opened the door.