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Beverly

I looked at my watch for possibly the thirtieth ti my nose when I saw that it wasn’t seven forty-five yet Norled in bed, but

And I was incredibly grateful for it After an entire year of job searching, I was thrilled to have gainful eured, that after busting n and Business Manageet hired anywhere

I clenched ht so hard, tooth and nail really, to even get interviews at first It seemed no one wanted to hire a twenty-one-year-old fresh out of classes Most people seemed to assume that I dropped out And when my money started to run out, I couldn’t even nab a job as a fast food worker or waitress It see to leave theot -which to be fair, I totally would

But none of that mattered anymore, because I had a job

I chewed on el for a few more minutes until it was finally an appropriate time to be early for work, and then I headed in

While it wasn’t glamourous work, I was incredibly excited to be an assistant for one of the ers in the Golden Stars Media Eital world, signing onevents like e-sports and conventions and the like Somewhere between nerdy and ruthlessly business-minded, GSME had come up fast and come up hard

I smiled to myself as I entered the front doors of the lobby, instantly feeling dwarfed by its beauty The ceilings were high and a sparkling white, soe n was meticulous and intense, much like the reputation of the company

But that e so dedicated to their jobs that nothing else mattered, and their oas apparently the world’s most insistent perfectionists I’d read horror stories online of hoouldn’t go home for days, and how much he insisted on deadlines He was in the trenches with his workers, unlike a lot of CEOs, but I got the impression some of them wished he wasn’t there

I vaguely res cry, or snap under the pressure I couldn’t help but be relieved that I wasn’t nearly i with someone on the board, because honestly, I didn’t need that kind of stress inon as it were

I reached the front desk where a pretty young wo I could tell she was tall even fro position, and she had a pleasant sort of roundness to her Bright red hair sat in a bun a top her head and her gaze flicked to me before her face pulled into a friendly s those blue eyes to close

“Hello, may I help you?

“Yes I’m Bev Viello I’m here for my orientation”

“Ah! Perfect You’re early,” she exclai under her desk to pull out a drawer and rifle through it

“Well, wanted to get a ju on the wrong foot”

“That’s a good attitude to have!” She sat upright and handed e on a lanyard and a sether “Just head to the elevators there on the right and head to the third floor There will be soreet you Welcome to GSME!”

“Oh, thanks” I barely caughther a polite nod before scurrying off to the chrome lifts

Well, asa o around, I had used my twenty-two years on Earth to perfect a walk that minimized the bounce ofin the world, but I did what I could to not draw attention to myself that I didn’t want

Because, unfortunately, when so cups and wide hips, they instantly assus that couldn’t be farther from the truth

It wasn’t that I wasn’t sex positive, I was really for the idea ofdown in a mutually consented ho-down It was just that with allsure I never fell fro out scholarship after scholarship so that I could afford my books and eat… well I never really had time for any extra curriculars