100 Drabbles #5: Work
“Thank you, sir.” The uniform made her stand straighter, prouder. She fingered the Park Service badge on her shirt.
Her boss was a weathered looking sort, and he nodded gruffly.
“Sir?”
A raised eyebrow.
“Why’d you do it, sir?”
“Do what?”
She blushed. “Push my clearance through for this job. Stand up to my father.” Sarah had been certain her dream job was doomed when she was hospitalized a week ago. They’d thought she was crazy, and why shouldn’t they? Her reality was different from theirs now.
Another raised eyebrow as he passed her badge. “Because you have potential.”
Her boss was a weathered looking sort, and he nodded gruffly.
“Sir?”
A raised eyebrow.
“Why’d you do it, sir?”
“Do what?”
She blushed. “Push my clearance through for this job. Stand up to my father.” Sarah had been certain her dream job was doomed when she was hospitalized a week ago. They’d thought she was crazy, and why shouldn’t they? Her reality was different from theirs now.
Another raised eyebrow as he passed her badge. “Because you have potential.”