“I know, b’y,” she whispered. “I’ve become the monster.”
“The sunshine isn’t supposed to burn your eyes. It’s supposed to light up the dark corners. Look closer. The people keeping this rock above water aren’t always the ones you think.”
She smiled.
Tonight, however, was different. Tonight, she wasn’t staring at a spreadsheet. She was staring at a single line entry on her screen, her cup of Purity syrup tea growing cold in her hand.
Name: Dooley, Maura F. Position: Archivist III, Provincial Records Office. Salary: $102,540.
Maura Dooley had two loves in her life: her elderly Labrador retriever, Skipper, and the art of the impossible statistic. While other women her age scrolled through gossip or baking videos, Maura spent her nights building a website called .