Fire

There was no justice in the world, not even a shred of fairness. How could there be? Emily had gone through most of her life trying not to step on anybody's toes. Doing her best not to hurt anyone intentionally. If you want to have good things happen to you then do good deeds. That was what she had always believed. So she had tried to do mostly good deeds in her life.

But what had that gotten her? 

She now had no job, she had no man. And to add salt to injury, her mother had been the one to find her nearly catatonic on the floor.

After her mom had guided her to bed. She'd had to explain exactly why she was in the state she was. There was nothing quite like telling your mom that you had quit your job without a plan in sight. All because your boss had gotten engaged while the two of you were dating. 

Dating in the work place.

The one thing that Emily had promised her mother that she would not do.