Talk of the Town

If only Margaret could miss work for today. Maybe Ms. Fatima will allow her to take a leave of absence since she also knows what she’s going through right now? But no! Her colleagues would be more suspicious about her if she will not come to the office today, and they might say a lot of unfavorable things about her.

So Margaret has no choice but to come to the office today. She tried to prepare herself with what might happen in the office. For sure her officemates will mob her and will not let her go until she tells them the whole story. Just thinking about that makes her tired already.

But when she entered the office, no one even greeted her. Even so, she still could feel their gazes as she walked to her table outside Ms. Fatima’s office. She’s also aware of them whispering, and she knows what they are mumbling is all about her.