Page 21 of Keep My Secrets
“I think she means for the full-time position.” I look at Jonathan for more information. I know that a few interns arehired on after the year, but I don't understand how my being here changes anything.
“Yeah, they only hire three of us. And so it went from 3/10 to 3/11. And they have already shown that they favor you, giving you the exception to start late. So I think she is seeing it now as a twenty percent chance of getting hired at the end. Since you are probably guaranteed one.”
“I’m not guaranteed anything,” I argue.
“True, but you’re kicking ass on day one, it’s going to have to take a major fuck up for you to not be at the top of the intern ranking.”
“Still plausible,” I retort.
“Unlikely.” Johnathon smiles.
“Improbable,” Abigail retorts.
“Well, that's not my fault. If she works hard, I am sure she will be fine. Even if she doesn't get hired, she will have her pick of other companies that would literally be begging to hire her. This internship is a golden ticket.”
“She doesn't want to work anywhere else.” She pauses, looking at me like I just said she could work on Mars. “Her dad is on the board.”
“Wait, what?” That is a plot twist.
“Her dad helped start the company. Going anywhere else would be considered a failure.”
“Oh shit. But shouldn't she be the favorite for one of the spots then?”
“She was until you showed up,” she explains.
“Oh, I get why she hates me now.”
“Yeah,” they both say in unison.
“It will be fine, she has a year to figure it out,” Jonathan interjects, oblivious to the emotional roller coaster I am on. “But hey, a bunch of us interns are going to dinner tonight. Want to come?”
“Will Elle be there?” I really don't want to have to deal with snide comments all evening.
“Probably not if you come.” I drop my face into my hands.
“Sure, I will come.”
“Ms. Mason, can I speak with you?” Ms. Davidson interrupts.
“Absolutely,” I answer before walking to her desk.
Chapter
Ten
Theo
“If they can't handle it, we will have to assign someone to it. This shouldn't be out of their scope of skills.” This trip was longer than expected, and there were still some issues to figure out, but I needed to come home. “Is there anyone we can move and not cause issues elsewhere?” Eddie is concerned we left too soon. I told him he could stay behind and run things, but I was leaving.
“I have full confidence in the Raiden boys. I don't think we will have to move anybody, plus they have the support of Acadia being nearby. This shouldn't be an issue.”
“Sir, we are two blocks away,” William interrupts.
“Eddie, I have to go. We can finish this discussion later.”
“Ok, Daddy. I’ll set up a meeting.” My jaw tightens as he talks.
“How long are you going to keep this up?” I asked, gritted through my teeth.
