#Chapter 50: Reporting to the Boss

"It was intense, Cathy," I said to my friend as I sat in my cubicle trying to decompress for a minute before heading upstairs. "It really seems to have spread throughout the city." "That makes sense, Elena," Cathy's voice says in my ear as I stare out at the building opposite mine. "There are things we are encountering here in our planning department that are weird." I sit up, my brain suddenly alive again. I had forgotten that Cathy worked for a firm that did work for the city all the time. "If it's okay with you, Elena, I think I'd better mention this to my bosses. It would help clear up why we aren't getting the green light on some of our infrastructure repairs and projects. It's been a big source of stress, actually." I suddenly feel bad. I'd been so wrapped up in what I had going on that I hadn't checked in with my friend much over the past few weeks. "I'm sorry I didn't know," I said. "Why would you? It's boring stuff that I don't usually talk about. But I'm so