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- Authors: Samantha Christy
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- Genre: Holiday Fiction
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Kenny peeks around the corner of my office. And by office, I mean
the cubicle that’s barely the size of a hotel bathroom. And by hotel bathroom,
I mean Motel Six.
I look up from my desk. “What is it?”
“She wants to see you.”
I clutch my chest, surprised. “Me?”
“That’s what the woman said.”
“Well, did she seem… mad?”
He cocks his head. “Honey, Katarina Bellasandré always seems mad.
She’s perfected the resting bitch face.” He turns to leave then tosses me an
exaggerated glance over his shoulder. “But she did seem awfully interested in
the photo spread in New York Magazine.”
I slump over and pound my forehead onto my desk. I was afraid of this. I
was a fool to think there wasn’t going to be backlash. Katarina has hated me
from day one. Granted, she hates everyone, but me in particular. Maybe it’s
because of the family I come from. Or the size of my bank account. Whatever
it is, I fear I’ve just given her the reason she’s been looking for to justify
firing me. As if she needs one. She fired an assistant last week for forgetting
her morning espresso.
My phone vibrates again with another unknown number. I’ve been
getting dozens of these calls over the past few days. My number must have
been acquired by a spam list. I ignore it like all the others, scared to even
check how many voicemails I’ll have to weed through to see if there’s
anything worth listening to.
“Now, sweetheart!” Kenny’s authoritative, though feminine voice booms
across the room.
I jump out of my chair knowing the last thing I need to do is further piss
off my boss, who is one of the premier designers in the Western world.
Ditching my comfortable work shoes for the designer heels I reserve for
meetings with the boss or public outings, I make my way to her office,
praying I haven’t royally screwed myself out of my job.
Two years I’ve been here. I’ve worked my way up from junior assistant
assistant. Yes—that was actually the job title. If they weren’t trying to be so
appearance acceptable, they would have simply called me a servant. Because
when you work for a woman like Katarina Bellasandré, that’s pretty much
what you are, no matter the title. Even after becoming a junior designer
earlier this year, I’m still at her beck and call. Everyone is. And we’re
expected to eat, live, and breathe Bellasandré.
I pass the breakroom, glancing at the festive decorations lining the walls.
A menorah sits on the counter. Holiday cards are stacked in colorful red and
green baskets. A Christmas tree stands in the corner, fully lit and decorated
by a top-notch holiday decorating service that probably cost more than most
people make in a paycheck. Presents are piled beneath the tree, part of the
office Secret Santa tradition I’ve never chosen to participate in. Quite frankly,
I’m surprised Katarina allows it. After all, things like Secret Santa parties cut
into work time—something she takes more seriously than anyone I’ve ever
met.
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