CHAPTER 45 OFFICE POLITICS

The Coding Bean was packed as it always was in the morning and Jenna worked like a well-oiled machine as she frothed milk for lattes and cappuccinos. Her mind however was not with the task at hand. Today was the day she was to pitch her business plan to Marisa for her own café business which she works for. As the people started leaving, from the back office came out Marisa carrying a pile of papers. “Are you ready for our meeting Jenna?” Jenna only nodded, her stomach been flipping all over the place. ’’He replied: ‘’As ready as I’ll ever be. ’’ They got to a secluded area of the shop and Jenna began her speech. She presented her ideas about a café that also would be a coding workshop and how it would be useful in the saturated with technologies Los Angeles. Marisa listened without saying a word, her face was as blank as a wall. There was silence when Jenna stopped dancing and the continuation of the song seemed like hours to fill. Finally, Marisa spoke. “That is such an inte