Calculated Sabotage

{Harper's POV}

For a moment, I genuinely thought Paige was joking. Not because it was funny. But because my brain refused to process the sentence properly.

"The manager fired you..."

I stared at her, then blinked once. Twice actually. And then my heart started to race, "What?"

Paige looked uncomfortable immediately. "I'm really sorry—"

"It's because I missed yesterday, right?" I cut in quickly. "I