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An Undercurrent Affair
Something was going on, I could feel the tension in the air simmering like the atmosphere just before a storm, whispers ran around the office like electricity along a wire. I strained to make out what was being said because as a three week temp I knew no one would ever tell me.
...it was supposed to be discussed today...but he told me on Friday...that wasn’t what was supposed to happen...no don’t walk away, come back and tell me...well it isn’t up to you... The hushed whispers, laden with frustration, broke through the undertone with a sudden exclamation. The three women were now talking one over the other, their words mingling into the next as they each tried to present their story at the same time.
Then a laugh and a giggle, the tension lifted at the same moment the sun broke through the grey clouds and flooded my office with warmth, their irritation with the boss spent they went back to discussing their weekends and I went back to my work.
...it was supposed to be discussed today...but he told me on Friday...that wasn’t what was supposed to happen...no don’t walk away, come back and tell me...well it isn’t up to you... The hushed whispers, laden with frustration, broke through the undertone with a sudden exclamation. The three women were now talking one over the other, their words mingling into the next as they each tried to present their story at the same time.
Then a laugh and a giggle, the tension lifted at the same moment the sun broke through the grey clouds and flooded my office with warmth, their irritation with the boss spent they went back to discussing their weekends and I went back to my work.
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Comment by mal on July 4, 2009 at 9:15pm - Great expectation shown here , very nicely written too ....
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Comment by Robert McEvily on July 4, 2009 at 10:53am - Nicely done, Elizabeth.
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