Law Students

Big Boss is hardly an austere person and I was not at least bit shy during our interview a few months ago. Then something strange happened between the month of August and October: I became rather shy in front of Big Boss.

The ridiculousness of the situation has extended to the present, when everyone in the office, including file clerks, knew that I passed the bar exam, but I still did not have the guts to notify Big Boss the good news.  Instead, I clung to silence until today, when I gathered enough courage to send Big Boss an e-mail.

Big Boss congratulated me and offered to sponsor me for admittance before the federal court.  I mustered enough energy to whisper that the earliest time I could be sworn in will be sometime next Spring.  

“Really?  That late?”  Big Boss raised an eyebrow.

“Yes.”  I wished I had better news than this.

The other day one of the paralegals asked if I would continue working there after graduation. Suddenly, my throat closed up and I could not speak.  

Weird.