I Got Fired in the Lobby, Then My Rival Called

the garage when I pulled in, trying to fix a shelf that had been leaning for three years. He saw my face before he saw the box.

“What happened?”

I set the jade plant on the workbench. The poor thing had dirt spilled across the leaves.

“I got fired.”

He straightened too fast and hit his shoulder on the open cabinet door. “What?”

“Board meeting. Nine-seventeen.continue reading …