Gemotions

The fluorescent lights of the office seemed to hum with a particularly annoying frequency today. It was probably because of *her*, the chirpy blonde named Jessica, who was clearly thrilled to be taking over.

“So, the first thing is the client database, right?” she asked, her eyebrows raised in a way that just screamed "I'm so excited to learn everything!" A knot formed in Emily's stomach.

Emily tapped a few keys on her keyboard, then swiveled her chair to face the window. The cityscape outside seemed a thousand times more interesting than Jessica’s probing questions. She let out a long sigh, letting the silence hang in the air for a moment before turning back to Jessica. “Yes. Or you can start with the coffee, it’s about that time.”