office
Nobody complained until it started leaving a trail of secretions near Reception.
I said “Office Olympics?” They looked at me like I was an idiot and said, “No. Supplies.” Okay then.
"Just in case," he said.
I joked "In case of what? An alien invasion?"
"
Management wanted a waterfall feature. This is what Finance approved.
The committee agreed the haunted copier was technically improving morale, since people had finally started believing in something.
There were signs a ritual had taken place, or possibly even budget planning.
"The office plant leaned toward the new intern with the quiet hunger of middle management."
Parts for a door that has not committed to being here.
Nobody likes the new copier, least of all the entity that haunts it.
"Here, among the ficus, pothos, snake plant, and assorted others, the visitor remains almost perfectly still, and by midday the office flora have accepted her as one of their own."
