Parked in front of building, she sat contemplating. An unfamiliar feeling had come over her.
Another job interview, another “We’ll be in touch.”
Lies. All lies.
She was tired of detached promises.
The idle ignition prompted her to shift to reverse. “What if I put the car in drive and slam into this wall?” she wondered.
Boom! It would all be over.
Then, a tap on the window.
“I hoped to catch you before you drove off,” the human resources coordinator said. “Can you start tomorrow?”
All she could do was nod, take a deep breath, and exhale.
Note: I am doing a personal challenge to grow consistent in my writing by committing to writing 100 stories in 100 days only using 100 words (or less).
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