“Worst Case Scenario”

Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!

“M-Ms. Kimmitt?”

I start at the sound of my name. I turn around to see my assistant, Henry, standing hesitantly in the doorway.

“What is it?” I ask, returning my gaze to the incredible view from the window in the office.

My new office.

Henry cleared his throat before stuttering, “M-Mr. Yelton wanted to s-see you.”

I resist the urge to roll my eyes. Honestly, when I first hired him, Henry’s stutter had kind of endearing. Now it’s just plain annoying.

“Tell him I’m on my way,” I say, dismissing Henry with a wave of my hand.

I hear the sound of footsteps retreating and I feel my anxiety intensity.

Did Mr. Yelton finally find out what I did? What I needed to do to get this office? Is he going to fire me?

I shake my head and take a few deep breaths.

Breathe, Nora, breathe. What you did wasn’t horrible.

I almost laugh out loud at my own joke. Wasn’t ‘horrible’? Yeah, right. That’s just hilarious.

Still, almost laughing relieves some of my tension. Maybe Mr. Yelton just wanted to check in with me to see how I like my new office. Yeah, that’s probably it.

I take a few more deep breaths as I stand up and smooth out my skirt. I take one final look out my window to the city below before heading to Mr. Yelton’s office.

As I walk, I try to keep my mind from going to the absolute worst possible scenario. Of course, whenever you try doing something, your mind inevitably ends up doing exactly the opposite.

Mr. Yelton found out. He’s going to fire me. Then he’s going to call the police and have me escorted out of the building. I’m going to have to walk past my new office with my hands cuffed behind my back and with everyone’s eyes on me.

I realize that I’m gritting my teeth hard together. I force myself to relax my jaw.

I steal a glance back at my office door.

Was it worth it?

Before I know it, I’m standing in front of Mr. Yelton’s office door. I take a moment to collect myself before knocking.

“Come in!” he calls.

I gulp before stepping inside.

Final Comments: Cliffhanger! Honestly, I’m not actually sure how I would continue this one. Also, I will say that it definitely felt a bit weird to write something so… normal(?)… meaning without any magic or just plain weird stuff going on. In all, I’d say that this one was pretty neutral.

Overall Rating: 🙂