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• Author: Lindsay Cameron
• Profession: Corporate attorney
• Pages: 51-61

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I    oce door, nearly hitting Sadir, who was sprawled

out on the oor, looking like a corpse and smelling like one that had

been there for days.

“Mackenzie!” Sadir jumped to his feet. “Shit, is it morning

already?” He snorted and snued as he raked his sleeve across his

nose. en he rubbed his bloodshot eyes and attempted to smooth

down his hair, which was sticking up aer being mushed against a

pile of les used as a makeshi pillow.

“Yuuuup. Morning time,” I answered with a hint of annoyance,

placing my bag on the oor, slipping o my coat and hanging it on

the back of the door before taking a seat at my desk. I was used to

Sadir sleeping in the oce, but this morning I found the sight a little

... repulsive.

“Looong night.” He let out a guttural sigh, stumbling to his seat.

“Reallllly long night.” I could tell he wanted me to press for details,

but I wasn’t going to take the bait. My mind was hazy from sleep

deprivation and all I really wanted was to sip my latte and peace-

fully do some online shopping. Clicking open Outlook, I could hear

Sadir running through his morning routine on the other side of the

partition—eye drops, mouthwash swished ten times and spat out

in the garbage can, and two spritzes of cologne. I knew what was

coming next.

“Hey, did you hear the latest?” He popped his head over the

partition.

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