After some considerable time on the phone to all the A-list people in my life, to tell them about the recent new employment development, I need to get ready to go out. Larissa's text revealed she has tickets to a night of deejays and dancing at the Academy of Sciences, and we're meeting some guys there who she knows. I'm aware I should make an effort, and so I head into my tiny little bathroom to touch up my makeup.

Even though Larissa was only dragging me along on her evening, in the end, I'm glad to be going. It would take my mind off of last night. I needed to focus on the positive, on things like the new job I was starting on Monday.

My phone rings and I lunge for it, expecting a reminder call from Larissa. That however, isn't who's calling.

It's a...

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