River
By the time the last board member walked out of the conference room, I felt every minute of the day settle heavily across my shoulders.
“Tomorrow at nine, you have the Hendersonville meeting,” my assistant reminded me as she handed over a folder.
“I know.”
“And your lunch with the Singapore investors.”
“I know.”
“And your interview with—“
“I know.”
She offered me an apologetic smile before stepping aside.
The office slowly emptied around me.
Outside the floor to ceiling windows, the city had begun to glow beneath the fading evening sky. Headlights stretched endlessly along the roads below, weaving through traffic like ribbons of light.
I loosened my tie as I walked towards the elevator.
Oliver caught up with me just before the door closed.
“Tough day.”
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