“So, what do you think?” Anna asked me as I looked in the mirror. In it, I saw my beautiful new body in something like a secretary’s uniform. A white shirt, a woman’s bzer, and a skirt that went above the knees. Of course, everything fit me perfectly, but I didn’t feel special in it. I somehow felt uncomfortable with the amount of clothes on me. It was a strange feeling that was starting to give me a headache again.

  “I guess it’s a bit too much for me.” I looked at Anna, who was standing next to me.

  “Hmm… Maybe you’re right but you’ll have to hold on to it for today. Then you can choose something else, so for now, we’ll put your dress here.” And she hung it on one of the hangers. “Now follow me.”

  And so we left the wardrobe and went into the office and she went straight to the desk. She sat down behind it and started looking for something. After a while and looking through a few drawers, she finally found it and put it on the table. It was a notepad and a pen. “This is yours, you’ll take notes in it so you don’t forget. Don’t lose it and don’t show it to anyone.”

  I just nodded and took it in my hand. Now I seriously looked like a secretary in some big company. “What I do now?”

  “For now, you’ll sit on the couch in the corner and wait.” I looked where she pointed and in the corner of the room was a couch with a small coffee table. I looked back at her but she was already looking through some documents on her desk. So I just shrugged and sat down in my pce. I put the notepad on the desk, crossed my legs and arms, and waited. And waited.

  Boredom. It was terribly boring, I felt like I was in my room with Emily again. And the headache. I felt that it was getting worse and worse. I looked around the room. Anna was still staring at the papers just like ten minutes ago. Everything was boring. The room itself was nothing fancy. An ordinary office table, chairs, armchairs, no pictures on the walls, just a clock that showed half past two. Nothing was interesting here that I could use to pass the time.

  But then someone knocked on the door. “Come in.” Anna said.

  The door opened and an old acquaintance entered the room. “What’s the matter, Frank?”

  “Sorry to bother you, Madam, but Mr. Dutson has come to see you.”

  Anna frowned at the name. “Does Henry know he’s here?”

  “Yes, Madam, the boss knows. He was with him in his office." He replied.

  “Okay, let him in.”

  As soon as she finished speaking, a rger man, probably in his forties, entered the room. He had short bck hair, a clean-shaven face, and was wearing a gray-bck striped suit and holding a hat in his hand. When he saw Anna, a creepy grin appeared on his face.

  “Hello Anna, nice to see you again.” His rougher voice came out. When I heard him greet Anna, I looked at her face, which had the same expression as when I called her like that first time.

  “What do you want here, Jeffrey?” Anna asked sharply, still looking at the papers.

  “Oh, aren’t you gd to see me here?” Jeffrey asked ironically.

  “As you can see, I have a lot of work. So, if you just came here to see me, you can just turn around and leave.”

  “Hahaha.” He ughed. “Just as cold as I remember you, Anna.”

  Anna lifted her head from her papers and looked at him. “Why did you come here? We’re opening ter.” Anna asked again, grumpily.

  “No, no. I didn’t come here for fun today, I’m here for work.” He replied. “It’s about our business.”

  “If I’m not mistaken, Henry handles the business. So if you want to take care of something, you’ll have to go see him.”

  “I’ve already been to young Henry.” Jeffrey said, coming to the chair and sitting in front of Anna. “It’s a matter concerning our little organization, of which, if I’m not mistaken, you’re a member. And since my orders were to deliver the message to everyone personally, I came to see you today as well.”

  “Uhh…Fine.” Anna resigned herself and put down the pen she was holding. “Frank, thank you, you can go.” Frank just turned and closed the door behind him as he left. “So?”

  “That’s what I like about you, not wasting time. But I’d like to have something to drink before we start talking.” Anna just rolled her eyes and looked at me.

  “Evelyn, get up and get two gsses and a bottle from the shelf next to you.” After she finished speaking, Jeffrey turned to look at me. A small hint of surprise appeared on his face.

  “Who is she?” he asked.

  “You don’t have to be interested in her.” She answered him promptly.

  “Is she one of your girls?” I listened to their conversation as I took the gsses from the shelf.

  “No, she’s just helping me.”

  “What a shame. She’s very pretty and could make you a lot of money.” He said as I walked over to the table and pced the gsses and bottle on it. Then I turned and went to sit back down on the couch. I could feel his eyes on me the whole time, watching me from behind, until I sat down again in the same way as before.

  Anna picked up the bottle and poured the liquid into both gsses, then set it down on the table, smming it down. Only then did Jaffrey tear his eyes away from me and look back at Anna. “So?”

  “Oh yeah. The reason I came here. My boss wants to meet.” He finally announced.

  “He wants to meet? That’s all? He could have come here himself.” Anna said, taking a sip from her gss, as did Jeffrey.

  “No, Anna, you don’t understand. He doesn’t just want to meet with you. The boss is calling a council meeting. And as a member of the council, you’re obligated to come.”

  “A council meeting?” she asked, confused. “Why on earth would he call a council meeting?”

  “You’ll find out when you get there.” Jeffrey smiled.

  “And Henry agreed to that?!” She raised her voice.

  “He had no choice, just like you don’t have.” He said in a serious voice.

  “That’s nonsense.”

  “It’s his decision, and he has the right to do it.” He continued in the same tone.

  There was a moment of silence. Anna picked up the bottle again and poured herself a gss, which she then drank all at once.

  “Well, if we have no choice, we’ll get there. When it is?”

  “In three days in the main building. As always.” He answered and everyone was quiet again. So he stood up from his chair.

  “It looks like you don’t have any more questions, so I’ll go. It was nice to see you, Anna, it was nice to meet you, Evelyn, I hope we meet again sometime.” He turned to me. “No need to trouble yourself, I can find my way out.” He walked to the door and opened it, Frank was still standing on the other side, and when Jeffrey turned into the hallway he followed him, probably to keep an eye on him.

  Anna was still sitting in her chair and poured herself another gss and drank it straight away and continued to sit in silence. Finally, she stood up and smmed both hands on the table.

  “Get up Evelyn, we need to go!” She headed for the door. I quickly stood up, grabbed my notepad and pen, and followed her.

  Although I didn’t know exactly what was happening. I knew that Anna was clearly not happy about it. And even though if the end result would be bad for her, it would be bad for me, I was excited to see what would happen next. And I was curious to see what would come out of this. It's all starting to get interesting.