T Emily Robinson

Trade Secrets

I’ve always counted things. I have an obsession with numbers and data. This makes working for a hedge fund seem logical. All my life, I’ve counted and sorted almost everything: macaroni shells on my plate, squares in a parquet floor, freckles on my boyfriend’s neck. Data always has a purpose. One day, I’ll notice an odd shaped “freckle” on my boyfriend and tell him his numbers are off. He’ll go see a dermatologist and find out it’s a melanoma. And, BOOM! I saved him.