Chapter 28 - An alarming revelation
There was an awkward silence when I walked into the office the next day. I was met with stares from the occupant of every desk I passed by. There were also the not so subtle whispers among the several groups that gathered at varying points throughout the office. As I predicted I didn’t sleep a wink the night before, I had tossed and turned the entire night, and I knew I looked a wreck. My eyes looked hollow, with deep dark circles around them. No amount of make-up could cover that. I couldn’t help but feel self-conscious on my walk to my office and was grateful when I was finally able to shut the door behind me. I had no sooner settled at my desk than Erica came bursting through the door. “Hey I was just-” “Look at this!” she cut me off by shoving her phone at my face. I reached out and
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