This girl is too smart for her own good I swear. “Jordan, look, I’m sorry I wasn’t here and someday when you’re older I’ll explain it better to you – but the truth is that I had many many people depending on me yesterday and I couldn’t show up for all of them…”
A silence ensued.
Crap! This isn’t going well, he thought, “Listen, what I need to tell you is that I’ve been put on a team that’s going to New York–”
“Is Melissa going?” Jordan interrupted.
“…What?” How does she even know that name? Has Sally been badmouthing me to her? What the fuck?
“Is – Melissa – going?”
“…Jordan, I don’t know where you heard that name, or what you’re trying to ask me by asking that question but—”
“Is – Melissa—”
“Yes. Melissa is going. She is the project manager at Hope Seattle and she is going. Is that what you want to hear?”
“Kay; have a good trip. Goodnight.” Jordan spun around in her chair and pretended to continue typing. Tears started falling immediately.