Chapter 24

Amanda

My hands continue to shake uncontrollably as I drive from work to my parents’ home. Forget that, my entire body is experiencing tremors. I keep replaying the scene at the office when I arrived to work after my latest meeting with Mrs. Landecker.

As soon as I arrived, I stuck my head in Ms. DeVoe’s office. “Hi. I wanted to let you know I’m here.”

“Amanda, come in and shut the door.”

I did as she asked, taking a seat on the other side of her desk. As I looked at my manager, I thought about Mr. P.’s desk and how his wasn’t set in a position of authority like Ms. DeVoe’s or even Mrs. Williams’s.

“I hate to be the one to mention this,” Ms. DeVoe said, “but the amount of time you’re missing from work lately is becoming unacceptable.”

I sat forward. “My job isn’t going undone. You’re aware that there have been—”