February 23, 2023
(first part) Brenda left very early for work the following morning. When she held up her keycard to the sensor, the lock on the front door clicked open, allowing her entry into the empty office building. She stepped out of the elevator on the 49th floor, savoring the lonesome echo of her high heels on the marble floor as she strode by the vacant reception desk and into Brad’s private office. Her MacBook was on his desk, just as she’d thought. And after setting his down, she claimed hers and placed it inside her tote bag before walking out of his office. Around ten o’clock that morning, Brenda was sorting through a small stack of folders on her desk cubicle when the telephone rang. “B?” Brad’s voice broke through from the other end of the […]