Cáel and the Manhattan Amazons: Part 1

Cáel gets an offer that is too good to be true.

In 25 parts, edited from the works of FinalStand.

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“People who forget their past are doomed to be blind-sided by it.”

Monday

I couldn't help but notice the similarity between myself and the other four new hires. We were all clean cut men, fresh out of college, fit and masculine. The 'men' part of the equation made sense. Havenstone Commercial Investments had come out of a long legal proceeding over their accused discriminatory policies.

An undisclosed settlement had been reached plus they agreed to implement this new program to hire more men. For me that meant an employment opportunity with a Fortune 500 company despite my rather underwhelming collegiate career. Don't get me wrong; I had good grades. I also went to a college virtually no one had ever heard of, Bolingbrook College in New Hampshire.

Team Spirit: Part 7

Mercedes, Eleanor, and Betsy too.

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“Don't fear the waves, fear the undertow.”

 Emily isn't an idiot so trust her enough to uphold her end of the friendships she's forged.

(Two Weeks Later)

School has a pattern; first is the uncertainty of taking something new and deciding if you are going to drop the course before the deadline. Then the boredom sets in as you get the hang of what you think you are doing. Finally comes the abject terror that you've committed yourself to a course you hate/can't complete. We were all on the cusp of Stage Three.