Ninety-Eight

DIMITRI

Was it just me, or was Rosy's voice over the phone more terse than usual? She was usually like this whenever she called to discuss something that wasn't going well for the project. I could not really remember her sounding quite like this for a long, long time. She had just told me that she wanted to meet up so we could discuss something really important. Emphasis on important.

I had left the pack earlier in the day, had gotten into town and was planning to surprise Valeria, seeing as I was back earlier than she had expected. Now, Rosy wanted to talk.

"Can't it wait?" I asked her. My thoughts were still with Valeria. I wanted to see for myself if she had gotten over whatever it was that had been bothering her. "Better still, we can talk about it over the phone."

"Oh no. This is a conversation that has to be done face to face."

I sighed, admitting defeat. "Fine. Where are you?"

"At your company actually."

"That makes it simple then. I'll just stop by there on my way-"

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