Friday Bryce called in sick, much to Bonnie's relief. That evening she was listening to NPR and had to laugh at a report on Marketplace about business...s all over the world suddenly rescinding Casual Dress policies and returning to Suit-and-Tie business attire. The female reporter played it for laughs, interviewing several corporate flaks.***"Tell me Paul, why has XYZ industries suddenly gone formal? Big date with the shareholders for the weekend?"(Laughs) "No, Michelle. It's simply that we have. "Alice, you need to stop and think aboutwhat you're doing."I missed her answer when I noticed a metallic creak. My heart droppedinto my stomach when I saw my foster father on the landing below. Iturned back to the bedroom just in time to see Andrew stumble back outof the doorway after Mrs. Martin gave him a sharp elbow jab to thestomach. I could hear the steps groan as my foster father climbed up.Luka whimpered when her mom slowly walked towards us. "Okay," Ithought, "change of plans."Luka's. My black ancestry mixed with Asian, and easternEuropean has been kind of a gift to me. All the girls inmy family have always been beautiful. It's been thatmixture of the races, that all came together some how -in a perfect harmony. At any rate, I think that's why Igot my current job, and at the price I was asking for. But I think I should have read the small print ofthe employment contract a little better. I thought thejob description read "Upstairs Maid" when, in reality,from the way things. Her body moved into firing position, her thumb flicking off thesafety and then cocked the hammer the instant she leveled it center mass.She flicked her eyes rapidly between the two men ready to put down thefirst one who would make a threatening move."You shits need to walk away now," she said packing as much lethality asshe could into the emotionless sentence. She hoped they wouldn't.The taller of the two came to a sharp stop, while the one on the groundjust looked up at her mumbling more.
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