The company had its usual busy energy today, busy enough to remind me that we all had a lot of things to do, even if half the people in the building were just pretending to look busy while secretly counting down the hours until lunch.
For me, I was walking down the hallway, not really thinking about much, just heading to wherever I was supposed to be, when I turned a corner and almost ran straight into someone. It took me half a second to realize who it was.
Nick! Of all people.
I thought about faking that I didn't see him and turning around and walking the other way like I suddenly remembered I had somewhere else to be. But it was too late because he had already seen me, and before I could do anything, he smiled. Not one of those polite smiles that people give when they make accidental
