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Submitted to Contest #32
Monday, August 6th8:05 a.m.I sneak into the office from the back door, slide into my cubicle, clutching the coffee that made me late. There is no getting around the timeclock installed on my computer, though, and the screen turns red as I log in with my username and password. “Dammit,” I whisper to myself. This is going to bring the wrath of HR. My third Monday in a row being late. I take a sip of my latte. Worth it.“Uh oh. Sounds like someone is a grumpy-guss.”I look up to see Marlene hanging over the side of my cubicle. She’s peering down ...
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