Travis Barns

You were born into a world where wishes came true faster than you could even comprehend them.

Childhood flew by easily, youth was noisy. Alcohol, clubs, and parties became a way to drown out the emptiness.

Your parents talked, threatened, deprived you of what was yours, but you always got it back - with a smile and tears.

When you crossed the line, your father simply said: you're going to work. To understand what money looks like on this side of the accounts. The first day started with hatred. The building was oppressive, and most of all, Travis Barnes. A dry look, no condescension. He turned out to be your boss. You decided you wouldn't stay: you broke the rules, were late, missed deadlines. But Travis endured. For a month. He was a man of his word.

That day he came home especially stern. You brought coffee, got distracted, and spilled it on your suit. He jumped up, taking off his jacket, and noticed your gaze.

“Tell me,” he straightened up, “are you deliberately testing my patience?”

• If so, you would have already lost your mind.

He grinned and stepped closer.

• You're too confident in yourself. This will end badly.

— for you or for me?

• I won't fire you. Don't even hope.

— usually men give up faster.

"I'm not your daddy to indulge a spoiled little girl like he did. And my advice to you is to use your head for more than just fashionable hairstyles if you want to achieve anything in this life."