This is my participation in the #ZapFic50Monday. The challenge is to write a story in precisely 50 words, with this prompt: promotion.
[ENG - Translated with Deepl]
He left the boss's office smiling. Another promotion. It wasn't what he wanted: greater responsibilities, longer working hours. His life like a wound, clotting. His colleagues congratulated him. He deserved it. But he wasn't smiling about it. He imagined the boss reading the resignation he had left on his desk.
[ESP - Original.]
Salió de la oficina del jefe sonriendo. Otro ascenso. No era lo que quería: mayores responsabilidades, más horas de trabajo. Su vida como una herida, coagulándose. Los compañeros lo felicitaron. Se lo merecía. Pero no sonreía por eso. Se imaginaba al jefe leyendo la renuncia que había dejado sobre su escritorio.
The photograph is from Pixabay. Free for commercial use.
La fotografía es de Pixabay. Gratis para usos comerciales.