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I feel the silence like a slap on the face. “She’s young enough to be our granddaughter, Martha.”
“So?”
“So, this isn’t one of your “stories.’”
“Might as well be.” She cackles and then I hear her swat the door. “Now, get out!”
The volume on the television lowers until it’s silent. “Hey! What are you doing?” Martha demands.
“I will not fire her. And that’s that.”
“Whatever—just turn up the TV.”
My shoe slips off my heel as I move away from the wall, and in the process, I knock over the mop and bucket. It tumbles forward and meets the floor with a loud thud.Shit.
“Gina,” Leonard calls out. “Is that you?”
I don’t answer, so he sticks his head out of the office door and we come face to face. “Everything okay?”
“Fine,” I tell him, but it’s obvious I’ve been eavesdropping. His expression tells me everything I need to know. I am, for sure, getting fired. I know too much.
