“No problem. Will do.”
As soon as Portia is out of earshot, Jon snorts.
“Can you believe this is our workplace? Reporting on these poor peoples’ eating disorders for entertainment?”
I shrug. “I know. But I have to start somewhere.”
My comment appears to sober him up. “I suppose so. What’s my excuse, then? Thirty years in the industry and I’m still following the colour of a pop star’s knickers.”
“Ew!”
“I don’t mean that literally. Besides, most of them don’t wear any these days, do they?” he says, only half-joking.
“Well, at least you’re doing proper news.”
“Hardly. Today I’m in charge of putting together a photo gallery of Prince George. Please tell me how I’m bettering the world by doing this?”
“You’re making people feel good. Everyone loves photos of young royalty.”
“Thanks for trying to see the bright side. But all I can say is, make sure this is really what you want to do, otherwise you’ll suddenly discover three decades have passed and you’re now stuck in a job you can’t quit because you need money for renovations on your house in Chapel Hill, and annual trips to Morocco to please your wife.”
“Thanks, Jon. I don’t know if I’ll ever have a wife, so I’m safe there, but I get what you’re saying.”
He laughs.
“And personally, I don’t think it’s ever too late to make a change if you really want to,” I add.
He nods, but doesn’t say anything.
It then occurs to me I am preaching advice I should be heeding myself in terms of my emotional state.
Except I think I’m like Jon.
I’m trapped in a situation of my own doing.
And I don’t know how to escape.
Check out the rest here: http://mybook.to/Lightweight
Also by Kirsty McManus
Perfume Therapy
http://mybook.to/PerfumeTherapy
Saved by the Celebutante
http://mybook.to/SavedByTheCelebutante
Zen Queen
http://mybook.to/ZenQueen
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kirsty McManus was born in Sydney, Australia and moved to Queensland when she was 14. When she was 25, she lived in Japan for a year with her partner Kesh and worked as an English teacher. This was the inspiration behind her debut novel, Zen Queen. She also spent a year in Canada and then settled back down on the Sunshine Coast in 2008. She now writes almost full time, designs the occasional website and looks after her two
little boys.
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