A thrill of excitement shoots through me as my eyes skim the content of the email. I read it again to be sure I’m not imagining things. The email states that I, Pauline Ifunaya Eneh, have been promoted. I scoot out of my swivel chair to perform a happy dance. The promotion took a while but it’s finally here. “You better behave yourself,” Mrs Nse, the lady seated at the corner of my office, snaps. Yeah, I share an office with her, a married woman who is always on my case. I make a funny face, kneeling on my seat to twerk and she rolls her eyes. We barely get along but I will be out of her hair in a heartbeat because I have been promoted. I have my own office now, in another branch. Too excited to sit, I place a call to my long term boyfriend, Edwin. He picks on the first ring. “Hey, baby, guess what just happened?” Mrs Nse makes a sound, I look up and she places a finger on her lips. She needs to take her own advice and shut the fuck up. I plug
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