Linda clenched her mug tighter as she heard their comments. She didn't want to confront them, so she turned and left with her mug of coffee.
Unexpectedly, one of the colleagues took a step forward and hit her mug. Coffee spilled all over Linda.
Linda wailed, burned by the hot coffee. She frantically took some paper towels to wipe the stain off her clothes.
That colleague pretended to be baffled. "Oh, my goodness. I'm sorry. I didn't notice you there."
Linda could hear the smugness in her voi