Chapter 20
So, this is how it feels like getting fired. That was fast.
It was five past eight in the morning. This was as long I could reasonably delay the call. The boss, Mr. Epiktitos would be at his office now. The only course of action I had was to come clean. Waiting would only make things worse.
I gathered up my strength and picked up the hotel room phone. Then, a tang of stinginess hit me and I put the receiver down. Hotels charge a lot for phone calls, and Zoe had forced me into a penny-saving mindset.
Yes, she’d get mad if I spent money on phone-calls for bailing her out. I just knew.
I picked up my cellphone and called the home office. I reviewed my situation mentally and couldn’t help but laugh at myself. No wonder they call us Tramp Division.
Irene picked up. “Hello? This
