The sun shone its rays of light and it signalled the start of a brand new day. It was Monday and I was late for work for second time! Ignoring speed limits, I sped on the highway. Not long later, I reached my destination. I dashed towards my desk. When I arrived, my heart stopped pounding immediately. On my seat was a man with fluffy, white magnolia hair with a sharp suit fixed onto his body; it was my boss."Listen, this is your second consecutive time for being late ever since I gave you this job," he said

"I know. I aplogize for my actions." I told him " Nevermind about that. Now, how's the task coming along? You do know that your competition for the promotion is performing just as well as you?" he clarified " It is going will sir. I won't let you down at the conference next week. You can count on it." I said assuredly.

The next day, punctuality was my number one priority. I sat on my desk and started working on my designs for the cover of the magazine. My competitior, Earl, sat not too far away. He glared at me with his devilish little eyes whenever our eyes came into contact. Both of us never really sat on the same page. Earl would savage and opportunities that has have been bestowed upon me. For instance, he got a raise for taking initiative for designing the previous issue of our magazine when it was supposedly my to turn to design. To test us, my boss had given both of us the opportunity to showcase our talent at the corporate meeting the following week.

Time flew by and there was only one day left. As I entered the office, I herd somebody throwing tantrum. It was Earl! All of us swarmed to see what had happened. " You fool! Can't you handle a coffee mug properly? Look at what you've done!" I peeked over the crowd of people and saw Earl's project stained by coffee. I gave a snickering smirk to Earl. I knew I had won. Like a gust of wind, time ticked away. I had yet to complete my project. Earl and I sat and worked on our projects till dusk. Soon, my master piece was completed. On the other hand, Earl had miles to go. " Hey Earl . Close up the place. I am leaving. I trust you are sensible enough not to copy my work right?"

On the following day, it was game time. I rushed to the office, claimed my project from my trusting assistant and headed towards the conference.

"Alright ladies and gentlemen, first we have Earl to showcase his magnificent masterpiece. Earl, please" our boss said. Earl stood up and displayed his project. I was astounded by what I saw. It was my workpiece. Earl forged my ideas when I had left yesterday. "You stole my idea!" I jolted out of anger. I rushed up and gave him a punch on his face. Before I knew it, I was fired. From that day on, I knew I should have not been too trustworthy of others.

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