Why?

Roxanne walked out of the office, right behind the lady in green.

She could not believe her eyes, or her ears. Everything she had worked for, prepared for, studied for, drank two cups of coffee and put her bowel health to the line for, had just come to and end. And all because of him.

As she headed straight for the elevator, Roxanne gripped her files in her left hand and managed to dab her eyes with the back of her right palm. What was she to do now? What was the next step to take?

She had invested a lot of time and faith in this interview, and it had been going well... It would have gone well if it had not been for him.

Why? Why did he decide to show up in her life after such a long time? She was certain he of all people knew that she was well qualified for the job. She had answered all the questions correctly. Not only correctly, even to the extent that it had impressed the board.

At least, the rest of the board, besides him.

Roxanne was certain she would have been able to answ