#Chapter 285: A Brilliant Idea

Karl As I walk into the conference room, Sarah, my election manager, is already there, poring over some documents spread out on the table. I’m still dressed in my workout clothes from my earlier training session with Abby, but I know Sarah won’t mind. It’s an informal meeting, and I think she’s become accustomed to meeting me under even worse conditions. If I’m being honest, I’m not even sure if she ever notices what I’m wearing at all. “Karl,” she says, looking up as I enter, “you’re here just in time. We’ve got a lot to discuss.” I take a seat across from her, leaning back in my chair. Sarah isn’t one to mince words, and I like that about her, but I know what she’s going to say. She wasn’t expecting me to make that little announcement at the masquerade, and I can only imagine what that whole debacle did to my approval ratings. I know I should have not only told her but also Abby, and I know they’re both pissed at me, but I was stuck between a rock and a hard place.