A Strange Knock On My Door

Tears welling in her eyes, Maya pressed herself harder against the cold plaster of the locked office wall, the sharp movement sending a painful jolt up her spine. "Please! I wasn't appearing before you on purpose, and I apologize sincerely for that night. Please forgive me!" she pleaded. Her voice shook with raw, undisguised desperation, echoing off the mahogany furniture.

There was a long, agon