Things happen for a reason.

CHAPTER 2

“Shannon I need to see you in my office” my boss called out to me the next morning, I was leaving early cause we were finished from yesterday’s case. As I walked to his office I knew it wasn’t good. What could it be this time? “Sir you wanted to see me” “yes please take a seat” I took a seat and looked up at him. My heart was racing so fast. “Do you know why you’re in here?” “Um no sir, I don’t” “you see that boy over there” He pointed to Mark. “Yes sir, that's mark” I looked back at my boss. “I need you to fire him for me” “but sir, I'm not in charge of it” “now you are” He smiled at me “I hate telling people they are fired, you could though” “but...” “No buts Shannon go tell him or ill fire you too, now go” I did what I was told. I got up and headed for him. I was so nervous.

“Hey, Mark; Can I talk to you for a bit” “Yeah sure Shannon, what is it you want to talk to me about?” I could feel my boss was looking at me. “Um, you see the boss thinks it’s… um time for you to go… you know like a vacation” “I'm fired aren’t I?” “Yeah… I'm sorry” “I wouldn’t expect you to be telling me, but thanks Shannon, I’ll miss you” He hugged me and left. I felt so horrible. “Mark…” He turned around “yeah?” “I’ll miss you; you were my favorite person over here” He smiled and walked into his office. I couldn’t watch him leave the office.

How could he fire him? I felt so bad, I wanted to run back and tell him it was a joke, I wanted my boss to say “hey Shannon, I'm joking got get him” oh I wish it was an April fool’s joke but it wasn’t. I cried in my room. I never did that before. Do you know how hard it is to fire someone? I mean what would you do if it was you? My phone goes off. “Hello?” “Baby, Hey you okay?” “Oh hey Bryson; uh yeah I'm okay, I just fired Mark.” “Are you serious? You know what this means?” “No what?” “That you’re going to be the next manager!” “Bryson I doubt that, He just didn’t want to tell Mark, he told me himself.” “Shannon that's what they want you to think, just wait and see”

“Okay; I guess” “but anyway I'm kind of glad they fired him.” “Um, why?” “Cause he wasn’t that great” “look I got to go, I’ll talk to you after work” “Shannon. Wait” I click the button and go back to work. I and Bryson don’t really argue that much, and when we do argue it isn’t good. He knew why I hanged up and I'm glad he did.

He knew that was my best friend in the office and he’s just going to say that, which yeah I mean he wasn’t the best but still he loved this job. “Momma, guess who going to be five in two days!” “Hm, Grandpa? No wait I know” Rebecca smiled up at me. Her eyes were big. “Daddy?” “No silly; ME ME” “no not you already?” “Momma!” “I'm kidding baby” I leaned over to kiss her. “Here come see let me fix that hair” Her hair was falling out her pony tail. While I was fixing her hair I could tell something was bothering her. “Rebecca is something wrong” “it’s just” She stopped as Bryson walked in the house. I smiled at him. “Daddy” She ran to him. He smiled and kissed her. “Hey pumpkin, how was school” “it was great, and guess what in two days I'm getting a party at my school” “what a party? Why a party?” “Don’t tell me you forgot too” “I'm kidding; my little girl will turn five!” “Yay” she ran into her room. I laughed and cleaned the kitchen “Hey.” “Hey how as work?”

“Good, you know the usual I hate it how women decided to take everything from a man” “Well sometimes the father doesn’t do anything for their kids or wife you know?” I stopped. “You okay?” “Yeah why wouldn’t I?” “Oh you just look pale” “I am kid of hungry” “here” He handed me an apple. “Eat that” I ate it. “well anyway; The man, wants to be there for the kids but she doesn’t want him too” “Hm, well there must be a reason why” “we didn’t get that far today, I guess we will tomorrow, I just hate it how they mother is going to do that to the child, the daughter should know who her father is” I swallowed. “Well she obviously is doing it for a good reason” “seriously are you okay?” “Yeah.. Why?” “Cause you aren’t Shannon” “of course I am, why you would think that?”