VIOLA
After the phone call, I sit down. I’m stunned. I can’t believe it.
Amber looks at me. “Are you okay?”
“I can’t believe it,” I say. I’m in a daze.
“What is it? Are you okay?”
“That was Lara.”
“Your boss. The one who fired you?”
I nod.
“And?” Amber asks curiously. She’s getting stressed and thinks it’s something bad.
“She just asked me to come and work for her again,” I say at last.
“What?” Amber asks, incredulous. She’s never heard of someone being fired and then rehired by their boss so fast if ever. “What’s the catch?”
“None,” I say. “None at all.” I told Lara I’d think about it but what is there to think about? There are no other opportunities like this. I call her back.
“Okay, I’ll be more than happy to come back. I just have one request,” I say.
“What’s that?” Lara a
