Chapter 29
The Next Day
129George huffed and puffed as he sprinted
the last few blocks to the bus stop. He
couldn’t believe he hadn’t heard his alarm
go off. He had stayed at the office till 3
A.M. with José and Michael trying to get caught up, so he
hadn’t gotten much sleep. It was Thursday and with one
day before the biggest presentation of his life he needed
to talk with Joy and Jack more now than ever. As the bus
was pulling away from the stop George ran up alongside
it and banged on the window trying to get someone’s at-
tention, anyone’s attention, but no one heard him and the
bus took off.
George went back to the bench and sat down feeling
tired and dejected. Now, he wouldn’t get to tell them
about his incredible day yesterday and how his team had
responded unbelievably to his enthusiasm. He wanted to
tell them about how he had held a team meeting and had
talked about what it meant to be a Chief Energy Officer.
He had met with José and had told him he was giving
him a raise if he didn’t get fired, and more importantly