Chapter 13

Karmen got fired from the publishing company. The charges were laziness and inappropriate dressing. In her defense, she said that the boss tried to hit on her multiple times and was pissed that she threatened to report him. Karmen was not one to succumb to patriarchal pressure in the workplace and could have won the lawsuit if she wanted. Not many people knew that she held a law degree, but she said she hated the job anyway, so she quit. 

Instead of throwing herself into the want ads, she put on the apron and came down to the deli with me.

"It did bring back the old days working for Celie," she said. "But now I work for you."

"This is Celie's business we're running, and we're here because we put her in the hospital," I said. "I'm not the boss here, and you're not