Alejandro did not answer.
So you added, “And I want you to leave my sidewalk.”
You released the intercom button.
Nina stared at you.
“Girl.”
You walked away before your knees could shake.
By noon, the first article appeared online.
ENTERTAINMENT GIANT LUJAN GROUP FACES INTERNAL COMPENSATION SCANDAL AFTER TOP EXECUTIVE RESIGNS.
You did not leak it.
That was the funny part.
Companies always assume the person they hurt will be the one holding the match.
But buildings full of overworked, underpaid people are already soaked in gasoline.
Someone else had talked.
Then another person.
Then another.
By 2 p.m., social media was full of anonymous employee posts.
They cut my salary after I reported harassment.
They used fake performance reviews to force out pregnant employees.
Julian took credit for three campaigns my team built.
HR told me if I appealed, I would be blacklisted.
Sofia Salazar was the only executive who ever protected us.
