My Mafia Mate
As a rookie lawyer, I never expected to be treated like a queen, but surely they could see me for more than their errand runner?
“Could you get these photocopied for me, Ella?” James had asked earlier that day, handing over a stack of case files as if it was just assumed that I would be the one to do it.
And so I did, along with a dozen other tasks that didn't particularly scream ‘lawyer’. But I believed, perhaps foolishly, that perseverance would earn me respect and better opportunities.
It was my first year out of law school, after all. What did I expect?
The soft hum of the janitor’s vacuum cleaner interrupted my thoughts. It was already almost one o’clock, and my body was reminding me of
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