Jeff

Date: 5/22/2014

Time: 3:36 PM

I step into the New York Times office and head for the elevator. As I step into the elevator, Chris quickly jumps in right before the doors start to close.

“Hey Jeff.” He says as the doors close.

“Hey Chris.” I say with a sigh.

“You know there’s a meeting with the board members at three forty-five, right?”

“Yes, I know. I have to get the finished magazine for my computer. I was here late polishing it for the meeting.”

“Isn’t this gonna put you up for that big promotion for head editor?”

“Hopefully. I worked all month on this.” I say as we exit onto our floor.

“Well it’s three-forty right now. So, I guess I’ll see you in the meeting.”

He heads down the hall to his office and I head in the opposite direction to my office. I was abruptly stopped by one of my journalists.

“Hey Jeff! I got a new scoop for you.”

 Jasmine says as she runs up to me. “Do you think you can make it into the new issue?”

“I’m sorry, Jasmine. You’re too late. I’m about to present it to the board members for approval now.”

“Come on, Jeff. Help me out. If it wasn’t for me they wouldn’t even be considering you for this promotion.”

“Is it finished?”

“Yes. I have it on this flash drive.”

“Did you have it edited?”

“Of course.”

“I’m trusting you.” I sigh as I take the flash drive. “I’ll put it in now.”

I walk to my office as I check the clock. Only three forty-three. I quickly type in my login and quickly edit in Jasmine’s article. I start the transfer to my personal flash drive. Just then I get an email from Jasmine. “Better not be a quick edit.” I think to myself. Just then Chris pokes his head in and says, “Come on, man. Don’t want to be late to the meeting. You only got one minute.”

“Ok.” I say back to him. “Just gotta check this email.”

I open the email and my screen flickers. It cycles through my email and then shutsdown the computer. “Oh no!” I quickly try to power on the computer and nothing.

Just then all other computers shutdown as well. Then the power. The new magazine issue with it.

My life is ruined…