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guess they’ve already done that.” She thought about the little postscript at the end of the email. “Did you see where we’d be able to set up our billing for it? I think it said something about two hundred dollars a month for the package we have now. I guess I’ll be watching regular television from now on.”
    She ’d never watched much in the first place. It’s not that she didn’t enjoy what she did glance at, but there really wasn’t a great deal of free time in her life. If there was an open slot on the schedule, she usually worked it. And more often than not, she would stay over her shift if someone was running late. Kala had raked up a great deal of overtime that way, and fat commission’s checks too.
    “ I’m not going to be able to watch my shows if they stop it now. I have my DVRs set up to record seven shows just tonight.” Kala looked at Dan and frowned. He had that much time to watch seven shows? But then he rarely worked a forty-hour week. She supposed he’d have all kinds of time. Shaking her head, she continued putting her things in the box.
    When he was called to his desk by security , she finished getting her things gathered together. By the time she was finished, she had filled a second box and put a few things in her purse as well. When Dale with security came for her, she asked him if he could help her and he nodded, taking the heavier of the boxes.
    “ I’m sorry this is happening to you, Kala. I thought they were just trimming out the lazy ones. We down there in the hot box never believed it would be you.” She felt tears well in her eyes and nodded at him. “We’ve all been waiting for us to get the axe too, but we found out yesterday that we actually work for the building as of last year. Nobody ever told us.”
    “ You’re secure then? That’s wonderful news.” Kala hugged him as best she could. She really was happy that he’d be working. The man had five kids and a wife to care for. “Did you get to keep everything when they changed you over?”
    “ Yeah, we got to keep our 401K, too, which surprised us all a little. I’ve been putting into that thing since you told me to.” She nodded, forgetting about her money she’d put in it. She didn’t want to ever touch it, but it was something she could fall back on. “My accountant friend told me that not many companies vest you anymore one hundred percent.”
    She knew that too , and she’d put the maximum amount she could in her account every paycheck. Kala would have to find a way to roll it over without penalties, but she didn’t think it would be today.
    “ Do you know of any places that are hiring?” He told her no, and he didn’t mention her unemployment. They’d been friends since she’d been working there her first day, and he would know that she wouldn’t take it unless she had to. “I need to hit the streets before anyone else does. I guess they let go of a lot of people.”
    “ They did, but I’m telling you right now, I don’t think you have to worry about them others looking for work this fast. Most of them will suck the unemployment out until the very end.” She had figured on that as well. “I gotta look through your stuff, honey.”
    After he went through her things thoroughly , she was out the door. Dale even helped her put her things into her car and gave her a huge hug. Getting in before she made a fool of herself, she handed him her parking ticket and drove off. Kala was sobbing by the time she made it to her little apartment.
    It was so quiet in the place that she turned on the television , and when she saw that her cable had already been cut off, she sat down and cried. It was all she could do not to scream out her frustrations. Lying down on the sofa with the television full of static, she closed her eyes. Kala told herself that in a few minutes she’d get up and make herself presentable, but right now her head was pounding and she needed to get rid of it before job hunting. In a few