~~Mira~~ He hadn’t said anything since yesterday. He walked into the office, handed me the documents and resumed working like I didn’t exist. “Should I email the report or print them?” I asked after nearly two hours of being invincible. His eyes flicked up briefly. “Email.” That was it. No thank you, no good job, not even eye contact. “I updated the procurement spreadsheet too…” “You were told to email it. Why are you still talking.” “I … I was just letting you know…” “Then don’t.” His tone was razor sharp. “If I wanted a status report I’d ask for it.” I opened my mouth to talk but the words didn’t come out so I closed it back. He didn’t look up again. I tried to focus on the screen, on the lines, on anythin but my chest ached with confusion I’d been walking on eggshells fr

