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Chapter Two: Job Reassignment

     It was 8:04 am when I pulled into the college parking lot. 8:06 when I found a lucky open space to park. 8:07 am when I reached my classroom and tried to slip in. Thank goodness my teacher was still calling roll. I sat down in the middle row as she was saying my name.

     "Katlyne Anabaster?" My professor read my name off incorrectly for the umteenth time this semester.

     "Its Alabaster, and I'm here." I set my things down beside me.

    "Miss Alabastern, Why were you late?" The aged professor asked me, looking over her heavy coke bottle glasses.

     "I was held up at work." I pulled my book from my bag, and I opened it to the correct chapter. She nodded and continued to call roll. A girl leaned towards me and slipped me a note. I took the note and opened it. It read:

" I heard you work for MannCo . Tell me which merc do you like the most."

     I looked at the the girl with a confused look on my face. I passed the note with the following answer.

"I don't work with them. I'm only a restocker."

     She looked saddened by my response. She quickly grabbed a note and passed it to me. "If you could work with them, who would you hang out with?" I read. I smiled and shook my head. What was she to be asking these questions? I wrote her back.

     "Pyro, because of his cute drawings I guess, you?"

     She looked at me with a confused look. She grabbed a new note and scribbled down her answer. "Sniper, He's a total hottie";her note read. I wrote back;" But he pees in jars to throw at people."

     "Wait, what?" She whispers out loud. I nodded my head. She looked at her notes and stayed quiet.

     After about twenty minutes, my pager went off. I excused myself and found the public pay phone located down the hall. I called the number and hit a call board. After a few mind numbing minutes of being pulled left and right, I was transferred to a strange number I've never heard.

      "Ms. Alabaster, we need you to come in as soon as possible." A voice said on the other side. Then the line went dead. I pulled the phone away from me, and I set it on the rest.

      "Cloak and Dagger bullshit." I shook my head. I went in the room again and grabbed my bag. I said that my work called me back, and I needed to leave now. The old teacher waved it off, but a  person grabbed my arm and whispered, "I still think he's still hot." 

     I left wondering what the heck was wrong with her. Then again, I've heard a handful of girls going after Scout. He's like what, 18? He's like a little brother, actually, my brother is 18, so may be that's why.

     I tossed my bag in the passenger's seat and started it up. I left the school at what... I looked at the clock, 8:30 pm.. I hope this meeting was going to be quick, because I had a test in  my 10:00 am class. 

     I arrived to the HQ about 8:50 am, and Tom was leaving the building. I waved, but he just walked on like a zombie. Guess an 11 hour shift will do that you to you. I pass him and open the door, and Emily pushes through, tear stains on her sleeves and a briefcase under her arm. I watched as she wiped her arm against her face and climb into her car. 

    Dang, I liked Emily. It always the nice ones. I walked past the second shift security guard, waving, and walking into the offices. Strange how I've never seen so little people in the office, then again, the last time I was in here... was when I was sent here from the southern office for a transfer. A group of office workers passed, talking trash about another employee. I chuckled as they settled in the break room, such is office life.