Daily story, September 14, 2025

It was only after the interview, looking in the mirror in the lift, that he noticed the chocolate around his mouth. How had he not seen it on the way in? How had Rob not seen it in the café? A slice of chocolate cake, to calm the nerves. And it had, though clearly they both still had their preoccpations. He rubbed at it with a tissue, but it was dried on, and too late. He got the job, and they made fun of him about it every day.