Writing exercise: a traumatic event.
Hi everyone, It's been ages I've not written anything here. I've been busy working on my second novel, just to get my mind of my first novel... and I'm thinking about everything I have not put in my first novel. So... this is a welcome exercise to get away from my manuscript. So for today's post: relating a traumatic event. About three years ago, I used to work for a gambling company. I'd been doing so for five years or so, had enough experience to be the manager of several branches. I declined that part of the job, because I felt I could be more useful and happier in my current role: a customer service manager. On that particular day though, I wish I had never accepted the shift I volunteered for. I came in the shop around ten in the morning, the other staff member was already setting everything up. After a nice coffee and the door open, we settled back and had a chat, as a young woman came through the door. We checked her age, we did what we had to on th...