Quick meeting with the Boss

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I slowly opened the door. Olga Bernard was quietly writing on a pad of paper. She then tore off the front page and handed it to her assistant that was standing by her desk. She whispered something to her and shooed her off.
“You wanted to see me?” I said softly.
“Ah Mikayla, have a seat.”
I took a seat and waited for her to speak again.
“You’re very talented. I read your article and wondered how you came up with the idea of writing about high fashion and how it has changed through the course of the decade. In fact I love it so much it will be in next month’s issue.”
What was she talking about? I did my article on recyclable clothing.
“No disrespect, but I think you have the wrong girl.”
“You didn’t write this article?”
I shook my head. “No.”
She smiled. “Well I’m glad. You’d be surprised how many people would take credit for work they know wasn’t theirs.”
“Oh. So this was a test?”
“Yes, and you passed. I’m glad that we still have honest people in this world. Now will you go fetch me some coffee?”
“Of course. Be back in ten minutes.”
She smiled at me and I left her office.
I ran down the stairs and walked to the closest coffee shop. I ordered Olga’s favorite and while waiting in line I felt a tap on my shoulder.
Yes, I love him. Yes, I can never have him. Yes, I don't care.
Love can't be controlled.




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Hello there :)

I don't know, I thought there was very little storytelling in this. Is it part of a chapter or is it a short story? What you could do is add more to this; maybe in between the dialogue you could add something, like the nature of Olga's office, the feelings makayla had after finding out is was a test, the kind of weather the place was experiencing when she went out for coffee etc. Something to make the story more real and I can relate as I read.

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Hey there,

I'm going to assume that this is part of a story, but I'm not sure where to find the rest of it. I think that this is a good place to work a story from, or even to use in a chapter, because it doesn't get us anywhere on its own. The cliffhanger ending really doesn't help matters much, either.

I'm a bit unsure on the dialogue; it's quite a short conversation, but there doesn't seem to be any emotion in it, specifically from the narrator, and I think that to get a better feel of the story, there could be. Does Mikayla feel relieved as she leaves her boss's office, or is she just indifferent to the whole idea? I think you definitely need to add to this to get it up on its feet.

June
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