What happened? Why is the power out?” someone asked, flipping the breaker.
Everyone turned to me, looking concerned. Last time, I’d had to cover t
es myself.
Val pushed through the group with aggerated sympathy
“Grace, you’re such a magnet for bad luck! I don’t know what to say
Jamie snapped, “Shut up, Val. Instead of helping, you’re just rubbing it in.”
She scoffed, “What’s with the attitude? I didn’t do this. Better worry about what Collins will say
Director Collins arrived, sighing. “Grace, this is the second time something’s gone wrong under your watch.”
“You know I don’t care for explanations. If this isn’t fixed, don’t bother coming in tomorrow.”
I lowered my head, and everyone assumed I was panicking. They looked at me with concern.
Then, a soft laugh escaped me.Val, you really fell right into this.”
Everyone exchanged confused glances.
“What are you going on about, Grace? Val said, trying to hide her nervousness. “You mishandled the supplies. It has nothing to do with me.”
1 smirked. “Funny. The power went out for our room but stayed on for everyone else.
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I shook my head. “You’re hopeless. Take a look at this.”
I held up my phone with footage showing Val flipping the breaker.
Val’s face went white. “No… That’s a fake video! You’re just trying to avoid blame!”
Jamie spoke up. “Did Grace magically predict the future?”
I turned to Collins. “This footage is from the office next door. It’s legitimate.
Collins looked at Val, her expression darkening.
Panicked, Val stammered, “I didn’t know! I thought I’d save electricity by turning it off.”
Megan jumped in. “Our company never turns off the power. You did it to mess with Grace.”
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“You did this on purpose. You knew it was me all along
