Blood on the Surface

“Come in,” said a deep voice on the other side of the door.

I’d only had to wait a few seconds for his response after knocking, but I wished there hadn’t been a reply at all. More than anything else, I just wanted to walk away. I wanted him to not be there waiting for me in his office. But that wasn’t the case.

After leaving the construction site, I’d done only the bare minimum in fixing my appe