“You ready to go?” I asked Amber, who nodded. She’d been her usual efficient self, talking to each member of the staff and taking notes while I spoke with Vickie and the firefighters. Every employee was accounted for. Amber called two of my other managers in the area to find open positions for the staff. I’d always taken out the best insurance possible for events such as this and was grateful for the minimal damage done to the building.
“The damage wasn’t that bad. You should be reopened for business soon.” Amber said as soon as she sat down in the car. I shut the door behind me and sat, twirling the keys in my hand. My brain was brimming with questions, none of them to do with the fire.
“Um, Simona, what’s wrong, I mean, apart from the fire? It could have been much worse.” Amber placed
