In The Eye Of The Beholder

Tears were burning at the corners of her eyes and though no one would question her if she wanted to let them fall, she held them at bay out of shame that they were not for the benefit of her employer's funeral.

"My former employer." She thought to herself and a fresh wave of anxiety had more tears gathering at her lashes and she squeezed her eyes closed against them, ignoring the rebel tear that tracked its way down the slope of her face.

Mr. Dellario had been the best boss Athena had ever had, and she had had more than she cared to recall, he spoke little to no words to her on any given day unless it had to do directly with a task within the scope of her job and was never once inappropriate with her, her checks were always on time with generous overtime pay, and above all that Athena had grown to love the Dellario children.

More tears stubbornly snuck their way down her cheeks and she swallowed against the bitter taste making its way up her throat. She could kiss the life she had foolishly grown accustomed to goodbye all with the untimely death of her employer.