Page 1 of Beginning at the End
Chapter One
Eudora got back toher desk, put her purse away, and pulled out a snack bar.She brought up her screens and started working while she ate.
Steffie came in and said, “I thought you went out for lunch.”
“I had to run some errands.”She smiled.
“You are never going to last on a granola bar.I will head down and bring you back a burger.”
Eudora reached into her purse and pulled out a twenty.“Remember, no onions, and you can keep the change.”
Steffie grinned.“Got it.The packet just downloaded.Do that thing that you do so well.”
“On it.”She pulled the files and started picking out clips that she could use to advertise the event.Just because it had been streamed live didn’t mean there wasn’t a secondary market that included all the goodies they were able to package with it.
Meksoren Media was an outlier of the Meksoren Group and Eudora’s employer for the last four years.
She hummed as she listened to the ad music through a headset, making clip after clip from the finished roll and from some of the clips that drove viewers nuts when they couldn’t find them on the main video.
This video series was about free-running and parkour.Groups of three were set to run their way across Wonder Island, collecting flags and acting as a team.It was a really good watch.
The burger came, and a bonus soda and fries arrived with it.She glanced at Steffie.“You really do like me.”
“Don’t get a swelled head.It was a meal deal.The burger would have cost more than the set.”
“Well, aren’t I lucky.I am making some headway.Do you want to check the copy?”
“Sure.Send it over.”
“I will take five.”She sent the files to Steffie then dove into her lunch.
The supervisor was on the prowl, and he stopped by Eudora’s desk.He sighed.“What have I told you about eating at your desk?”
“Uh, don’t get caught?”She wiped her mouth.
“And what is this?”
“Debris?”She finished the last of the fries.
“Did you get the download?”
“I did.I did a rough workup for an ad campaign and forwarded it to Steffie through appropriate channels.”
He blinked.“Okay.Good.Remove the wrappers when you are done.”
She nodded, wadded everything together, put it into her wastebasket, and then went in search of the custodian.“Hey, Rod.I got caught eating at my desk again, and this is my punishment.”
He laughed.“Your punishment is my job.”
“We both get paid for it, but now I have to go stare at screens for a few hours.”
“Ouch.That I do not envy you.”
“Thanks.”
He paused.“How is the divorce going?”
“It’s done.Signed the last of it today.He’s free, and I am rebuilding...again.”
