“I do good work,” I said
“That’s why we keep you,” he said.
“I’d be hard to replace,” I said
“Not impossible,” he said.
“The amount of work I’m doing at this level, I feel my position warrants a higher salary,” I said.
“We pay you a fair market rate,” he said.
“I’ve given this company twenty years of my life,” I said.
“It’s given you twenty years of paychecks. Was one ever late?” he said.
“I’ve always been dependable,” I said.
“We turned a blind eye,” he said.
“That was over years ago. She got scared,” I said.
“Everyone knew what was going on. People remember,” he said.
The phone rang. He took it.
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