Tanya bit her lips and forced back her tears. “I thought… that you’d teach me if I did everything you asked… Mr. Nathaniel told me that everyone’s nice here and asked me to learn from you. Once I’m more skilled, I’d be able to become a fashion designer like all of you…”
The woman scoffed. “A fashion designer? You? I just think of you as a great bullying target. What? Didn’t you hear me? Get me a cup of milk tea!”
“My job is limited to janitorial work. It’s not my job to run errands for you. Do it yourself. I don’t owe any of you a thing.” This was Tanya’s first time rejecting the lady’s request. Then, she forcefully pulled the mop out from under the lady’s heels.
The woman stumbled and nearly fell over. Her humiliation turned into rage and she slapped Tanya. “Who do you think you are? We already have a cleaning lady, you being here is just a joke. Mr. Nathaniel only gave you a job out of pity. Your job is so easy, you don’t have to do anything else. How is it any different from being paid for not doing anything? If you want to stay here, you’d better run errands for us. Otherwise, we’ll tell Mr. Nathaniel that you’ve been neglecting your duties. He’ll definitely fire you if he hears about this!”
Tanya felt a sting on her burn wound, but the pain could not compare to what she felt in her heart. She thought that the people she had met here would be nice like Arianne, Tiffany, and Eric. Now, she knew there were equally as many horrible people as well. “Go ahead then. Tell Mr. Nathaniel to fire me. I quit.” As soon as she finished speaking, she closed the door to the janitor room. She was going to change and leave this place.
The woman was still in a daze. Was the meek little white rabbit going to retaliate? Well, it was good that she was leaving anyway. She was an eyesore. She no longer caused trouble since Tanya said she was going to quit. She made her way back to the office area, her heels clicking on the floor loudly. She announced haughtily, “That country bumpkin is quitting. She’s leaving.”
A group of women, all of whom shared the same character, gathered and discussed in high spirits.
“Do you think we were too hard on her?”
“What do you mean? I only accidentally spilled tea on her. It’s her fault for not serving it properly.”
“Do you really think there’s nothing going on between her and Mr. Nathaniel?”
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