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in that candy jar, huh?”
    “Just a little.”
    “Well, guess what that candy is about to do for me?”
    “What?”
    “Take my damn job!”
    “Take your job!” she said with uncertainty. “Take it how?”
    “I had to take the fucking drug test this morning.”
    “You’re kidding, right?”
    “Hell no! I’m not kidding! Because as soon as I walked into my office this morning I’ve got a damn memo sitting on my desk, telling me that every teacher and staff member must take a fucking drug test today.”
    “Get the fuck out of here!” Teresa screamed. “So, what did you do?”
    “What do you mean, what did I do? I couldn’t do shit but give Katherine a damn urine sample.”
    “She was there?”
    “Yeah, that bitch was there. And she worried me to death.”
    “So, who wrote the memo?”
    “Steve wrote it. And knowing how sneaky that bastard is, he probably had his dumb-ass secretary type it up yesterday, right after our meeting.”
    “I believe that too. But, did he take the drug test himself?”
    “He said he did. But, I couldn’t tell you for sure.”
    “He probably didn’t, wit’ his fat ass!”
    “You’re probably right. But, whether he did or didn’t, I’m the one who’s going to be getting my walking papers tomorrow.”
    “Don’t let ’em fire you! Just quit on their ass! Shit, you’ll have a better chance at getting another job if you do it that way. ’Cause if you hold out and let them get rid of you, then you’re gonna be out back.”
    “Well, you know what? At this point it really doesn’t matter, because I’ve already given them my urine sample. So, even if I decided to quit, they’re gonna to find out about my drug use anyway.”
    “Well, what are you going to do?” Teresa wanted to know.
    “I’m not sure. I guess all I can do is wait.”
    “Are you going to go into work tomorrow?”
    “Do you think I should?”
    “I wouldn’t. Shit, let ’em call you so they can save you the embarrassment.”
    “You’ve got a point there, but I’ve already experienced an embarrassing moment today.”
    “What happened?”
    “You will not believe this, but because I was under so much pressure this morning, I played myself by asking Kimberly Lawson to let me get a sample of her urine, so I could use it to take my drug screening. And of course, she told me no, after I poured my fucking heart out to her. But, what’s really bothering me right now is the fact that she can hold this confession of mine over my head.”
    “You got that right! But, what in the hell possessed you to even set yourself up to ask her something like that? She ain’t your friend, for real!”
    “I know. But, when I kept getting phone calls from Katherine telling me that she’s trying to wrap the drug testing up, I got a little desperate.”
    “Well, you should’ve told Katherine to stick that drug test up her ass and quit!”
    “Well, it’s too late for that. What I need to do now is figure out how I’m going to tell my husband why I got fired from my job, and hope that he doesn’t try to divorce me behind it.”
    “Girl, that man ain’t going nowhere. He loves you.”
    “Well, he hasn’t been acting like it lately.”
    “That’s because you haven’t been able to spend a lot of time with him.”
    “Well, after tomorrow, that won’t be an issue anymore.”
    “And that may be true, but I wouldn’t tell him I got fired.”
    “Why not?”
    “Because he’s going to want to know what happened.”
    “So, what would you tell him?”
    “Just tell him you quit because it was putting a strain on y’all marriage.”
    “Yes. That’s exactly what I’ll tell him. He’ll believe that.”
    “Well, then you’ve got your answers. Now, all you’ve got to do is let this whole thing play out.”
    “Easy for you to say.”
    “You’re right about that.” Teresa chuckled. “So, whatcha getting ready to get into?”
    “Nothing. I’m just gonna lay back and watch some TV.”
    “Stop acting like