Unacceptable? What the hell does he mean by that?
“I’m allowed to have friends,” I say, parroting what I earlier told Beau. I’m taking a chance, hoping Beau was lying earlier about what’s in the contract.
“Not if they disrupt the usual order of our lives.” Neil’s voice is low and annoyed. Like this, he sounds a lot like Archer – demanding, without giving much in return.
“I’d hardly call a few minutes late ‘disrupting the usual order.’” I use air quotes around the words to emphasize how ridiculous they sound. He’s blowing this way out of proportion.
“This is not relegated to one instance. Your timing has been irregular for weeks now. All the time, you are leaving for class earlier and staying later. Part of your job is punctuality.”
“But it’s only a few minutes…”
“For Mia, a few minut
