Chapter 3
Alone in the library, Marina stared at the screen on her phone with a sinking heart. Her daughter’s voice floated to her, imploring her not to look.
She had to. And when she did, her self-esteem took a direct blow, leaving her gasping for air.
Marina stared at an awkward moving image. After working hard for years to attain her professional status, she had been reduced to a meme, a silly video clip that played the worst blunder of her career over and over. She watched herself break into tears and flail at the desk. Below that, the ridicule was coming in fast.
Oops, she’s out of a job—forever! So, honey, was he worth it? Ha, ha, ha! Typical bubble-headed news anchor—not a brain in her head! What an i***t!
And worse. Much, much worse.
Marina squeezed her eyes against the hatef
