AFTER 8 YEARS OF SACRIFICE, MY WIFE’S FATHER-THE BOSS -GAVE THE PROMOTION TO HIS NIECE WHO’D ONLY BEEN THERE 3 WEEKS. I HANDED IN MY RESIGNATION WITH A CALM SMILE. “CONGRATS TO JANE,” I SAID. WHEN MY FATHER-IN-LAW READ MY LETTER, HE LOST IT. “YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS?!” HE SHOUTED, HIS FACE TURNING RED AS
Section One: The Calm Before the Storm It was a cold Thursday morning when I decided I had had enough. The office hummed with the usual energy of the company I had spent the last eight years building. The corridors were lined with polished marble, and the constant chatter of the employees filled the air. … Read more