Will
WILL
He has no idea why he chose to reply to her email. Maybe a part of him was caught off guard by the enthusiasm in her message, the almost-naiveté of her words and tone. Maybe he was pulled in like a moth to a flame wanting so very much to feel the same passion she exhibited— the one he had lost long ago, or more accurately never even felt.
Or maybe the darkness inside him craves to tell her the truth: that this entire industry is a nightmare and she should get out while she still can. That the enthusiasm that so clearly bounced off his computer screen is too precious for it to wane as quickly as it will.
Either way, he’s at a loss. One thing is for sure, there is no way he can deny that, even based on their very limited email exchange, the entire interaction made his day a little more tolerable.