80-Character Assassination

Helanie:

After he left and I threw up, I went to bed to rest. Honestly, I wasn't feeling well. My head was pounding, and everything around me seemed to spin.

The thought of being accused once again of something I didn't do had taken a toll on me. On top of that, the embarrassment of accidentally flashing Norman and finding out what people back at the pack had been saying about me just added to the mix.

The next day felt different. I refused to sit around doing nothing. I needed a job. Emmet had covered my admission fees and other expenses, but he couldn't pay for everything. I didn't want anyone to feel like I was using them or that I relied on their money.

"Hello, I was looking for a job and heard that this pack doesn't require any specific qualifications for hiring--" I tried to speak softly to the woman behind the counter.