Audreyâs expression shifted, becoming less confrontational.
Dulcie continued, âI just want to find out whoâs responsible.
If it was you, just admit it and Iâll let it go.
If this was retaliation for the trouble I caused you yesterday, I get it.
Then weâre even.
â
Audrey seemed uncertain, glancing at several female colleagues who were her friends.
Her friends nodded subtly.
Finally, Audrey confessed, âIt was me.
Yesterday, you left work without finishing your duties.
I saw Kurt come personally to transfer data from your computer, and today I saw you using a USB drive to upload documents.
Itâs clear you have a special relationship with Kurt! Youâre just an intern, yet from your first day, youâve had Kurtâs backing and have been overbearing.
Itâs not just everyone here resents you.
I just did what others wished they could.
â
The group lowered their heads, feeling somewhat guilty, yet they agreed with what Audrey had said.
âDulcie, itâs no big deal that youâre involved with Kurt.
If you were involved with Mr.
Shaw, that would be something.
â
âHow childish.
â Dulcie chuckled dismissively.
Then, as she had declared, Dulcie went ahead to catch the mouse herself, displaying remarkable composure.
Bunny Bookery
The mouse seemed even more frightened upon seeing Dulcie approach.
She acted swiftly and grabbed the keyboard from Audreyâs desk, rushing to the mouse.
When the mouse was cornered, Dulcie deftly stepped on its tail and then slammed the keyboard down on it.
âAbhh!â
Crunch!
As the mouse and the colleagues screamed, Dulcie knocked the mouse out.
It lay motionless.
ALL the employees were shocked by the scene.
What a tough woman.
Audreyâs face drained of color.
She couldnât believe Dulcie had used her keyboard to smash the mouse.
It was utterly repulsive.
Amidst the astonished gazes of her colleagues, Dulcie turned slowly and declared loudly, âI donât start trouble, but I donât back down from it either.
Donât try such childish pranks on me.
Iâm not scared of animals.
Next time you want to challenge me, try putting a snake in my drawer and see whether I or the snake ends up worse off.
â
Dulcie had grown up in a remote village where she had even encountered poisonous snakes; thus, mice were trivial to her.
She spoke with clarity, and then casually tossed Audreyâs keyboard onto the floor and headed back to her desk.
As she approached, her colleagues parted to let her pass.
Dulcie returned to her desk, took out the messy drawer, and carried it to the restroom to clean.