Charge (Electric Series #1) by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd [Todd, E. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fallen Publishing
Published: 2016-10-10T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Volt

I just finished a game of Candy Crush on my phone when Scott walked into my office. I immediately shoved my phone into my pocket so I wouldn’t look like the laziest boss in the world. “What’s up?”

His glasses were sliding off his nose, and sweat was sprinkled on his forehead. “My mom just called. She’s been in a car accident.”

Oh, shit.

“She’s at the hospital. Can I go?”

What kind of question is that? “Of course. Don’t worry about anything.”

“All my clients left for the day, so I just need someone to man the front desk.” His voice was raspy like he hadn’t drunk enough water. His vocal chords had shriveled like leaves in a hot desert.

“Don’t even worry about that.” I left the chair and came to his side, wrapping my arm around his shoulder to console him. “Take care of your mom. Work will always be here when you get back.”

“Thanks, Mr. Rosenthal.” He gave me some form of a smile before he walked out.

I watched him walk down the hallway and disappear before I went to the front desk. My fingers moved through my hair, and I released the breath I was holding. Scott was a great guy, and I pitied him for going through this. If something happened to my mom, I wouldn’t know what to do with myself. I’d always been close to my parents. The last thing Scott needed to worry about was work. I could handle it for the rest of the day until I found another worker to cover for him.

I sat at the front desk and pulled out my phone again. The office was dead quiet because everyone had left for the day. First Chance Education was on the tenth floor of one of the many skyscrapers in Manhattan. Large windows covered the rear wall, and a perfect picture of the city was captured. I remodeled the floor and transformed it into a glorified coffee house, giving it a comfortable aura so the kids would feel at ease when they were being tutored. People could laugh all they wanted, but I believed having an environment like this really made a difference in the learning process. I learned about it in a case study when I was doing the research.

But now that I sat at the front desk, I was bored out of my mind. The silence was deafening, and this crisp suit was becoming more uncomfortable by the minute. I hadn’t had a private tutoring session in over a year because I did all the management and paperwork, so I wasn’t even sure what to do with myself. All I had to do was wait a few hours before we were officially closed. Then I could be on my way to the gym and home.

I turned my attention to my phone when I heard the elevator beep. The monitor near the ceiling said it was approaching my floor. I was about to have a guest, which surprised me since it was seven o’ clock in the evening.

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