Hints and Hushes
The office was abuzz. Words have a way of traveling fast, especially when they’re whispered. Samantha’s continued meetings with old secretaries and her frequent hushed conversations had not gone unnoticed.
At the water cooler, by the photocopier, in the elevators – everywhere there were murmurs. “Have you heard? Samantha’s digging up dirt on Barrett.” The underlying current of tension grew, and every casual conversation was loaded with unsaid words.