Coincidence?

"Only six months on the job and already trusted to cover such a big news story. Impressive, isn't it? I think she's the only one who can get something this special."

"What can I say? Kylie had an accident. And we all... have our interview assignments this weekend."

"I think we should replace Kylie. And—"

"I replace all of you?"

A voice interrupted the quiet conversation in the pantry that afternoon. An unexpected voice that instantly made the two adult women with coffee cups in their hands jump in surprise. Together they turned towards the source of the voice, right at the door, where a woman was standing.

"Elice?"

The woman was Elice. Dressed in a long-sleeved shirt and pants, she entered the pantry, smiling calmly as if she hadn't heard anything.

Elice went to the small shelf on the other side of the room, took a cup and its saucer, and then approached her two colleagues.

"Uh... may I excuse myself for a moment?" Elice