Knox

I stay at my desk after Gina has gone.

The dark office shows blue-white light from my active laptop display. I have been looking at the email draft which I opened twenty minutes ago. The cursor blinks. I still haven’t written anything.

Thinking about his name makes my jaw muscles tense.

The new intern.

The one Emma smiles at so easily. The one she shares laughter with.

I feel a stab if jealousy. I rake my fingers through my hair.

Damn.

I crack my knuckles one by one. The sharp cracks fill the silence.

A notification pings.

I lean forward and open the email.

“The board of directors will...