“Something happened at work,” I began. “In the elevator.”
My phone lit up.
Mom.
Laura went still.
I pressed the side button and set it face down.
Mom.
“A man got in wearing a chicken costume. Holding a clipboard.”
One corner of her mouth lifted.
“Please tell me he was your new manager.”
I laughed.
She tucked her feet under her and asked what he wanted.
I laughed.