The Island Flamingo: Chapter 22
The Island Flamingo
“Even though Mackenzie Billings had created a toxic company. She’s smart enough to keep those factors in the dark through non-disclosure agreements, bribes, and threats. Because of this, the newspaper and Billings gained a positive reception from the unaware public. As for her employees and interns who made the foolish decision to stay, we strived to do our best in our condition. I’m afraid that led to some terrible behavior on our end.
“Two years after Mackenzie Billings became the newspaper’s CEO, she expanded its influence by covering stories in California, the United States, and abroad. She tasks various reporters and journalists to visit these places and protect stories of intrigue and conspiracy. These were very coveted jobs, and leaving Miss Billings even briefly is a welcome break.
She also treats the journalists abroad with more respect than the others. However, that special treatment causes more problems for the employees. Our need for that short break and still getting recognition from Miss Billings causes us to turn on each other. Some respond with petty sabotage, like stealing notes and erasing office computers’ memories. Others responded by building alliances and back-stabbing. Some used family members or coworkers and their secrets and blackmailed them into giving up.
“Like everyone else, I was desperate to get away from the office, which caused me to do some shameful things myself. At first, it was spreading rumors about annoying coworkers. But then my desperation grew as the months passed, and my name still wasn’t picked. I then cleaned computer harddrives and gathered whatever information I could get on whom I knew. The most I had gathered was about a reporter named Jerry; who ate the artisanal cheese Danish reserved for Miss Billings. That was dangerous.
“One day, however, in my desperation, I committed a horrible act of sabotage. It granted me the freedom that had been taken away from a caring man, his mother, and flamingos.
