When the Side Character Shares the Heroine’s Name
That was when the factory supervisor walked in with a girl and cheerfully announced, “Everyone, meet your new coworker. Her name is Wendi Norman.”
“We’ll be working together starting tomorrow.”
For a second, I thought I misheard. “…What did you say her name was?”
“Wendi. Wendi with an I.”
She had bright eyes and a soft, friendly energy that made people like her instantly. In minutes, she had the whole room chatting with her.
I watched my coworkers swarm her, watched the supervisor’s rare warmth—and realization finally hit me like a brick.
This was the real heroine of this novel.
The real heroine looked at me with a polite smile. “Hi there, what’s your name?”