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Evie
“Hey, I’m going to that new Thai place when we finish today, do you want to go with me?” Alana broke my concentration and I looked away from the brief I was typing up.
“I can’t…” I started to brush the invitation aside but then realized how much money I’d put into the bank over the last month. I hadn’t realized this job would benefit me in that way—not that much anyway—and decided to treat myself. “You know what? That sounds nice actually. Thanks.”
My decision didn't have anything to do with our boss or the hope that he might go to dinner with Alana, as he sometimes did. I really had found a new confidence in myself since starting this job, and it came from more than just the fact I had money in my bank account. I’d learned new skills; Alana and I had become friends, and men loo
