onal items from my desk when Caleb and two other architects from

en because of you," o

e. He held a stack of papers. "We've talked i

pers onto my d

e that won the Vanguard Award. You're going to sign the intellectual property rights over to the team. We'll submit it

It was my passion, three years of my l

as standing by the door

, my voice bar

best way to make amends. Let's be honest, what good is a groundbr

d in the empty space wh

Jen will make sure you never work in

hreat. That was it. The final break. The last

iled, a predator sensing vi

rints. Their eyes followed my hands. Instead of signing the contract,

started

d loud in the silent office

communi

er reclamation system. I tore them into smaller and smaller piec

Jen shrieked, her com

s mouth hanging

the trash can. I looked at Jen

I said calmly.

personal belongings

he screamed after me. "You

back. I just