Katie Johnson

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“Look Busy” by Katie Johnson

Submitted to Contest #182

Lena picked at the skin around her fingernails. Her mother had always told her it was a bad habit - unsightly. But she wasn't doing enough. She'd look lazy and her boss would fire her. She circled the dining room again. One man was halfway done with his French toast. A woman typed away on her laptop and sipped an almost-full cup of coffee. The skin around her fingernails burned as she made eye contact with her manager and scurried outside. Nobody was outside. Jordan had already written her up for under-performing. She'd lost every job ...

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