May 10th, 2013


[info]nightmanager in [info]ofourowndevice

time to take you down a peg

Who: Christine and Michael
When: 9 PM
Where: Michael's office

Michael couldn't remember if she and Christine had ever seen eye to eye. She thought not. They had both started working at the hotel around the same time, and both at the front desk. And through the years Michael had earned praise and promotions, and Christine continued to seem downright allergic to personal evolution. Perhaps that was part of the problem. Christine had never seemed to respect her as a manager, and Michael just couldn't stand her for it. So, getting two complaints about Christine in one day was a little bit like Christmas. Definitely worth coming in early for.

At nine, the door to Michael's office was open and she was seated behind her desk, watching the last few traces of the sun disappear out the window. When it became dark enough, she hit a button to turn on the lights, but otherwise made no move. She wondered if Christine would be on time.