[locked to beck__]
In the past hour, she'd spent oh, a good twenty minutes staring at her cell phone, the wall, her pen, her shoes.. everything but her column, which was running late. It had been due at 9 AM, and it was a little past one, but she had no idea what to write about. None whatsoever. Sighing, she put her cell phone into her purse, grabbed her notes, and headed for Sam's office.
"Sam, I'm going home," she said. "I'll have my column to you in the morning."
"First thing, Lily," He looked at her, and nodded, knowing she wasn't giving him the whole story. "It had better be here first thing."
She walked the distance to her car, turning down the radio before starting the car, and pulled out of the parking lot. During the drive, she tried to decide what she would say. She was stupid? It didn't matter? She couldn't come up with something, and against her better judgement, she decided to play it by ear.
She double parked her Taurus in front of his apartment, pausing after she got out, contemplating fixing it. She didn't. If she got a ticket, she got a ticket, she could live with that. Walking toward the door, she ran a hand through her hair, took a deep breath, and knocked.
"Sam, I'm going home," she said. "I'll have my column to you in the morning."
"First thing, Lily," He looked at her, and nodded, knowing she wasn't giving him the whole story. "It had better be here first thing."
She walked the distance to her car, turning down the radio before starting the car, and pulled out of the parking lot. During the drive, she tried to decide what she would say. She was stupid? It didn't matter? She couldn't come up with something, and against her better judgement, she decided to play it by ear.
She double parked her Taurus in front of his apartment, pausing after she got out, contemplating fixing it. She didn't. If she got a ticket, she got a ticket, she could live with that. Walking toward the door, she ran a hand through her hair, took a deep breath, and knocked.