BOOK TWO: Suspension
An Opposites Attract Romance
No. No, no, no, no. This isn’t happening.
“You’ve been such an asset to our team the past few years, Madison. Truly.” My boss looks like he’s going to cry as he slides the letter across the desk to me. Or maybe he’s hoping I don’t cry? It’s hard for me to pay attention to him above the sound of my heart pounding in my ears.
“…severance. And, well, I know you’ll have questions about COBRA for health insurance.” He swallows. I swallow. Of course I have questions about my god damned health insurance. I spend $500 a month on diabetes supplies with health insurance.
“Maddie? Madison?” He looks like he wants to squeeze my hand. I pull my hands back from the desk into my lap and start shaking my head. When we had the company meeting last
