Chapter 3
Put Me in the Game
By the time Roger and Mary had arrived at the office,
Janice had broken the news to the entire company, before
Jim Talon had a chance to send his e-mail. And so it begins,
Carlos thought to himself as the calls began to flood in
from people who were the idle curious. Roger had already
stopped in and congratulated Carlos but could not resist
offering to mentor him if he ever needed help getting his
“sea legs.” Carlos gritted his teeth and thanked Roger for
his generous, albeit arrogant, offer.
While Carlos was fielding phone messages about his
promotion, thanks to Janice’s premature news release, he
noticed Mary walking into the office at 10:15
A.M., well
over an hour late. She dropped her bag on her desk, ...