C10 Am having crisis

Clara's POV

"Where were you?" Marcus said again.

My mind went blank: why was he searching for me? Wasn't my termination sufficient?

"I was just ..." I said incoherently.

"What were you exactly? Seeking to take a day off? You let me down just when I thought you were the least pitiful worker I've ever had." He said.

I was stunned and stood there