CHAPTER 7: An Ultimatum

"Exam? Please! You’re just another one of the useless secretaries passing through here with impossible dreams. Be realistic!" he spat with disgust. "Do you really think someone like you can reach that high? That's absurd!"

Andrea felt the ground tremble beneath her. She hadn't dared to imagine how painful this could be.

"Why is it absurd?" she asked in a voice that tried to sound firm but came out shaky. "I’m an intelligent woman. I was a teacher..."

"You’re a secretary!