Shooting Star
Ty Bluesmith

Meri was the valedictorian. And the pride of her Midwestern town. Everybody was in love with her. After high school, Meri went straight to college and earned a 4.0 at a private school and then it was time for graduate studies. Meri picked another private school with a big time name that everyone knew and asked if she could attend. They said, "Sure come on in, Meri," and she packed up her stuff and went east.

Meri was the darling of her MBA program. She aced all the projects and group work and graphs and knew where every stray scatterpoint belonged.

Everyone wanted to hire her in two years and Meri chose a firm that looked fun and plus the pay was LARGE.

So she packed up her things again and went back to St. Lou. This time with an MBA but without the young professor boyfriend who wished he was invited although Meri never ever asked.

Not even when they were naked and she was swallowing his cum.

Meri returned to the Midwest and worked in an office where they served drinks here and there during the afternoon. And you know how Meri liked to drink.

They always went to happy hour on Friday night. All the people from the office went except the Christians and the Muslims and the ones nobody wanted to invite.

Even Meri's boss Tad was there. Tad also had degrees from big places and he would sit with Meri and talk about the east coast and the Atlantic Ocean and they would laugh laugh laugh.

Before long, Tad and Meri started fucking. Not a lot at first, but pretty soon it became all the time.

Everything was ok and fun but then someone left an email open on a work computer and the entire office found out.

Tad had a wife named Jenna and two blond-haired kids who looked just like her. Jenna stayed home and kept everything nice including her body and her skin but Tad didn't want to fuck her anymore it seemed.

Jenna started investigating and eventually she found out and called Tad's boss. The boss was a VP and he already knew about the misplaced email and plus Jenna was threatening to tell the President and the CEO and the board if that's what it would take.

Tad's boss assured Jenna that no such measures were called for and he sent for Meri.

Meri arrived in the VP's office and she was looking fine in her short skirt and tight shirt.

The VP thought that Meri had big B's or maybe even small C's but he figured it might be just a really nice bra that made her breasts look so full and nice.

Meri smelled so good she did and her hair was shiny albeit short and cut in the corporate way.

Her nails weren't painted but they were so pretty.

The VP asked if Meri was having a relationship in the office but even though Meri was smart and becoming successful she was also young and honest and she started to shake.

Meri cried and admitted her guilt and the VP nodded like he understood and was sympathetic and picked up his phone and called down to HR.

Tad saw all of this and closed his office door.

A little later, Meri was riding down the elevator with two security guards. She was still crying. The guards would not look at her even though I did. Meri turned her head and stared at the wall of the elevator when she saw my surprised expression.

Meri and I fucked around at the Christmas party last year and I wondered if Meri told on me as well.

She did not, but Meri sure was fired.

Tad escaped the axe. Prolly it's better to be a man in the offices still.

But Jenna didn't let shit slide. She changed the locks and kept the kids and Tad moved to a hotel by the job.

Now Tad gets to drink every day and fuck whoever he desires without fear of retribution.

Only no one at work wants to fuck him because everyone saw Meri leave crying that day.

None of us ever heard from Meri again. And Tad gained like forty pounds.

And me? I've never been promoted or even asked if I wanted to move my desk.




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About the Author
Ty Bluesmith lives in Columbus, Ohio. He’s appeared on a bunch of websites you probably never heard of and was published in several magazines you most likely never read. Ty recently finished his first novel and is starting his search for a literary agent. He blogs at igaveitacourtesyflush.blogspot.com.
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