Caroline I stare at the phone long after the call ends, the apartment is silent, too silent. Not the suffocating silence I've grown used to these past few days, it’s the kind of silence that follows life-changing news. “ Carrie.….” Mia’s voice sounds far away and i blink. “What did he say?” I lower the phone slowly, still trying to convince myself i didn't imagine the conversation. “ I got the job.” For a second, Mia doesn't react, then, “You what?” “ I've been given the job Mia.” She lets out a scream loud enough to shake the apartment before throwing her arms around me. “ I told you!” she practically yells, “ I told you something better would come.” A shaky laugh escapes me. Three days ago, i was sitting on the bathroom floor staring at two pink lines. Today, i have a job. The contrast is so absurd I don't know whether to cry or laugh. Mia pulls back, both hands gripping my shoulders, “What exactly did he say?” “He said…..” i replay the conversation in my head, “He re
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