A chance for revenge

The whole department was gathered in the conference hall. For the first time this he room looked small. Twenty people were seated as a theater audience and you can hear the excitement and good mood. Kate was in the front roll, exchanging jokes with her colleague George. They were both impatient to hear what is the idea of growth that the company was about to present to them in this gathering. Everything went silent the moment the door opened and their boss, Rita, came in. She was smiling and a group of six people lined up next to her. Kate didn’t look at them - she was focused on what Rita was going to say. “First, I want to thank you all for the challenges you took on this year. We did not expect that digitalization will catch on the world so quick, but we all saw what happened throughout the year. Everything changed and our services that were previously reserved for the most advanced companies are now a necessity for all industries. Our IT and business development department already evolved in order to help with our growth and now is the time to also reorganize our sales and marketing department. As you know, we are currently…” Kate stopped listening to the speech she was so eager to hear. Her eyes moved from Rita to the group of people next to her. She noticed a blond girl, Barbie type. The type she resented because of one specimen. This can`t be, she said to herself, this can`t be her. The girl looked like her classmate from college, Jessica. Jessica, because of whom Kate left that college and crossed the world to run away from. “Now, with all of this being said, lets present you your two new team leaders. Kathrin Turner will head the front office and sales team and George Hunt will lead our back office and customer service team. Give your applause to both. Before giving them the chance to say few words, let me also present our newest team members. Four of them are coming from the same department in another branch of the company and will be our immediate help. We also want to welcome our two trainees who we hope to go through integration smoothly and be a valuable asset to our teams. Kate, please, join us and great your new team members – Jessica, Vasko and Leila.” Kate found strength to stand up and go to the podium. She was trying not to look at the blond girl, she was now sure was Jessica. She slowly walked there and shook Rita`s hand. She turned to her team starting her speech. Kate was really glad she repeated that speech in front of the mirror 20 times, because now her mind was somewhere else and she couldn’t even notice what was happening in front of her. She finished with a thank you to all and turned to greet the new tram members. What a disaster. She was about to face her nightmare. “Laila, it is nice to meet you. Your integration plan is prepared according to the company standards, but we will see each other first thing tomorrow in order to personalize it for you.” – the girl nodded without any word. She was like… barely 20 years old and shy as hell. “Vasko, it is always a pleasure to exchange experience with a fellow colleague. I can`t wait to discuss ideas with you” “I can say the same Kate and congrats on your promotion” Kate then turned to Jessica and couldn’t figure a thing to say. She couldn`t help the images that flooded her mind. … The first scene was her, sitting in a bar drinking a beer and looking at Jessica dancing. She was dancing on her own, looking gorgeous, eyes closed and swaying in the rhythm of the music. … Second scene was Jessica`s naked body, heated by passion, moving bellow her own. Kate leaned in to kiss her. The girl opened her endlessly blue eyes and Kate`s heart skipped a beat. They were both surprisingly sober. Jessica`s soft moans of pleasure filled the room. … Third scene was Kate leaving classes in the afternoon to find the group of popular kids gathered in front. They were laughing and joking with Jessica. “Hey Jessi, isn’t that the girl that tried to flirt with you last night?” “Yes, imagine, she was thinking I would actually leave the bar with her. What a nerve!” Kate was staring at them with dismay, not being able to grasp what she was hearing. She couldn’t respond in any way – joking or serious. She just took off, trying to look cool. … Forth scene was Kate waking up in a hospital with 3 broken ribs, after one of Jessica`s wannabe boyfriends attacked her with a baseball bat. In the present Kate shook her head, hoping that her silence was not as long as it felt for her. She lifted her arm for a hand shake and murmured a quiet “Welcome, Jessica”. Big blue eyes were staring at her. Rita sensed something is off and cut the awkwardness asking for George to come up and greet his new team.