The Girl and the Lies by A.J. Rivers

Author:A.J. Rivers [Rivers, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A.J. Rivers
Published: 2024-07-20T00:00:00+00:00

“It just doesn’t sit right with me,” I tell Sam later when we’re having a video call. “I mean, I get it. They decided to work for a ministry, and according to her, they knew what the expectations were before they signed their contracts to work for her. But there’s still something really disturbing about her encouraging them to report on each other when they see anything they deem inappropriate. That just seems rife with potential for exploitation and fear.”

“I agree,” Sam says. “I imagine if there was harassment or someone committing a crime on the low, it makes sense to bring that up to superiors. But this is another level. This makes it sound like even the smallest slight could be reported and lead to consequences. And that totally depends on what the other people in the company think of as appropriate or not.”

“Gideon knew something. He was ready to report an inappropriate relationship, but for some reason, he didn’t finish that email and didn’t send it. I really want to know who else in the company has been sending those kinds of reports recently.”

“And if they might line up with the same people who have been getting threats?” Sam asks.

“It’s a strong possibility,” I say. I sigh and pull my hair up into a ponytail to get it off my neck. “Anyway, enough about my day at work. How did the candidates’ night go tonight?”

“It was good,” he says. “It seemed like just about everybody in town showed up. The children’s ID stuff was really popular, which was good. I was glad to see how many parents were getting their kids’ pictures taken and their fingerprints and everything. I handed out all of the flyers that I had printed up and spent a lot of time talking to people about all the issues and things. I think that was my favorite part. Just getting to hear from people what they want to do to make Sherwood better and how I would be able to help as mayor.”

“That does sound interesting,” I say. “You’re getting to see the town from a different perspective now. You’re going to do great as mayor. Everyone already knows and trusts you, and they know that you have the best interests of Sherwood and everyone in it at heart. They’ll know that you are going to do everything you can to make the town the very best it can be.”

“Well, I think that’s true for some people, but Colby Flannigan was still getting his fair share of attention too. I don’t want to get myself too comfortable just because I already have a position in the town. He’s really well respected, and people might lean toward him more because he’s a little older than me.”

“I don’t think that’s going to matter,” I say.

Colby throwing his name into the race is a fairly new development. We didn’t think Sam was just going to coast right into the position of mayor of Sherwood without any opposition, but we didn’t know who was going to also be vying for the position.

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