Part 24 # Mahya, The Reporter

The cigarette smoke curled and spiraled as Mahya gazed out over the rooftop of the Channel Insight office – the newsroom where she worked. She was waiting for the editor to arrive for a discussion before taking action.

Mahya was preparing herself for a promotion, after three years as a junior investigative reporter without any advancement.

"You're here already?" she greeted the black-haired woman who had just emerged from the emergency exit.

"Yeah. So, any ideas for coverage?" she inquired, probing. Her brown eyes widened as if demanding a satisfactory answer from her conversational partner.

Mahya smirked. The two women in their late twenties exchanged glances in silence. Mahya certainly had something to offer the editor. But before that, she wanted to pique the editor's curiosity even further.

"Do you remember the medical businessman featured in SOWA magazine? I've sniffed out something fishy about him."

"SOWA? Which edition, geez!"

"Last month. Huh, can't even remember!"

"Hmm..."

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