Chasing the Light

In answer to the writing prompt — “How about a little hope?”

Tess Wheeler
Scribe
Published in
5 min readFeb 19, 2022

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Photo by Pascal Bernardon on Unsplash

The HR department’s string of emails insisted I take my annual leave this year. I ignored them pretty successfully from June to September but then the phone calls started.

“No, they’re right.” My boss waved me away when I appealed to her. “You spend too many late nights and weekends in the office. Take a…

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Tess Wheeler
Scribe

Reader, teacher, writer, and beach walker. I’m happy at home in the North East of England but plotting more adventures in this second half.