Five
Sam teases, his hazel eyes fixed on me, as if trying to read something deeper than my appearance.
“Didn’t he say the report was due by noon? Well… it’s done.”
“What?… impossible,” he whispers, so surprised it looks like his tense body might explode.
I take the stack of papers, organize them neatly in a file, and hand it to him personally.
“Wow!… I can’t type that fast.”
“I didn’t type, sir… I used Excel. It was very easy,” I murmur almost humbly.
“Mmm… I see… I don’t know much about Excel. How about you teach me, Estela?” he murmurs, staring enchanted at each sheet. Something in his expression makes my heart race for no reason.