need truth, only people who want to believe in them.
By the end of the shift, two prisoners were laughing when Ralitsa passed by
the cells.
“Mrs. Doneva, will you bring paper to us too?”
“Or just your pets?”
She stopped.
Don’t raise your voice.
“Who spread this?”
No one answered.
“Okay. Anyone who has a specific signal for violation by an employee has the right to submit it in accordance with the established procedure. False claims designed to provoke conflict are also documented.
One of the men laughed.
“So you don’t deny it?”
“I’m not going to argue with people who don’t take responsibility for their own words.
She continued down the hallway.
But when she returned to the office, her hands trembled.
Not out of fear for work.
Not exactly.
Because he knew how quickly a lie could change the way colleagues looked