A/N: Thanks to iambbq for your advice on the question of whether or not to add in more Emma/Jerry fluff before wrapping the story up without having them both directly in it again (as was the original plan). I have reconsidered, but the new section looks to be quite long, so I'd estimate that after this one, we still have three, maybe four chapters to go.
Please review!
To: ask. amy at highbury. chronicle. edu
From: jerry. knight at gmail. com
Time Sent: Mon, July 1, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Subject: Congratulations!
Hi Hannah!
Emma told me you got the position. I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job – far better than Emma, in fact – and please do tell her I said that ;-)
She wants to assure you that you didn't get the job just because you're her friend, and she feels this assurance will sound more convincing if it comes through me. Well, I'll discharge my duty and say I have no qualms in telling you it's true – apart from a few ninth graders the editorial team felt lacked the maturity, the only other applicants of note were Phil Elton and Amy Hawkins – and when I say 'of note', I don't mean in a good way. So you earned it, fair and square.
So… enjoy the power as much as you can without becoming a mildly narcissistic control freak – and yes, you're free to tell Emma I said that as well ;-)
Cheers,
Jerry