Page 221 of Glass (Crank 2)

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He stalks closer, fists

clenched, eyes ablaze. This

guy is totally crazed. You will

not get unemployment, you know,

and I won’t give you a positive

reference. You might want

to rethink this decision.

Come on, Bree, tell

me what to say. [You’ve

got a trump card. Play it.] “I

don’t care about unemployment. But

I would like a positive reference. I

probably should tell you that

I’ve recorded a couple of

our conversations about

your entrepreneurial ventures.

I’d hate to see that information

fall into the uh…wrong hands, you

know?” (Total bullshit, but he has

no way of knowing that.) God,

this is totally great. Now

he’s like plum purple.

You little bitch. I should have

known. I’ll have to think about

that reference, Kristina. Finish up

your shift, anyway. Do you want

me to mail your final check?

He knows the answer.

I Cash My Check

(Figure I’d better do it quick), then stop by

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