Wordle by Wordle: Day 156
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Wordle #1081 – GROOM
I select the first Spotify playlist that comes up and we listen for a few minutes, but it’s not nearly the diversion I’d hoped for.
So, I ask Kevin about Roin—Roy’s company—and how they’re managing without their founder. Kevin says the board wants to groom him to become the new CEO. I offer my congratulations, even though he doesn’t seem too happy about the idea, convinced he’ll never be able to replace Roy.
He quickly changes the subject, asks how Chicken and Waffles are doing. I think they’re fine. I’d asked Aparna to have my neighbor look in on them, and I’ve only been gone for about a day. No doubt they’ll act like I’ve abandoned them for weeks, though.
Suddenly, I’m not so bothered by Kevin’s breakneck driving. If anything, I wish he’d go full Fast and Furious—I can’t wait to get home, take a shower, and cuddle my stupid orange cats.
We make small talk the rest of the way to my apartment building, but as we turn into the parking lot, any excitement I’d felt for being home bursts like a soap bubble.
Several news trucks huddle around the entrance to my apartment, teeming with reporters and their bulbous microphones, camera operators, lookie-loos… All waiting for me.
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