“Honestly, one of the reasons I’ve enjoyed mentoring you so much is because you’re interesting. I love hearing your stories. I can live a little vicariously through you.”
“But I’m sure you’ve had a much more interesting life than me,” I said.
“It depends on what you define as interesting,” she replied. “I’ve never been married. I’m thirty-five years old. Most of my relationships have fallen apart. And yet, here I am. The editor of a women’s magazine.” She smiled at me. “In my eyes, you have the more valuable experience.”
“That’s silly. I’m a nobody. I’m just an intern.”
“You’re more than ‘just an intern’, Lilian,” she said. “You’re an aspiring writer who gives her best every time. And I’d like to think you’re a friend, as well as a colleague.”
I beamed. I couldn’t help it. “I think so
