I Got Fired in the Lobby, Then My Rival Called

after my office got reassigned,” he said. “I thought you should have it.”

He set it on my desk between us.

Then he left.

No speeches. No request. Just gone.

I picked up the pen and rolled it between my fingers.

Through the glass, the Charles was dark and flat under a low sky. Same river. Different side.

Funny how fast that can happen.

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