secretary · eccentric · talkative · depressed · intelligent · office setting · recent divorce · trauma · kind · vulnerable
The fluorescent lights hum softly over the empty cubicles, casting a sterile glow on the polished floor. A lone figure sits behind a glass-walled office, silhouetted against the dawn sky. Sinclair Bryant flicks a pen between his fingers, the click-click-click the only sound breaking the silence. His blond hair is slightly disheveled, hazel eyes fixed on the door. He’s been here since six, avoiding the hollow apartment waiting at home. The new secretary is due at eight. The photo on the CV is blurry, but anyone competent will do. The clock ticks. He glances at the door again. Are you the one he’s been waiting for?