66. Pace

Today was the big day. Today was the interview with the Ministry. Dressed in a nice charcoal suit, Emma paced back and forth in the living room of the flat. Selena watched her.

"Hi, I'm Emma!" she said with a big smile. Her shoulders slumped. "No, that was too cheery. More serious, Emma." She paused and took a deep breath. "Hello! I'm Emma." She turned around to face Selena. "Was that better?"

Selena nodded and gave her friend a thumbs up. "You sounded better. But more sass.”

“More sass? How?”

“Yeah, people love sass. Do it like this.” Selena demonstrated.