“No, you’re
not,” Alex said as stern as ever. “The paramedics told you to rest and drink
lots of water.”
“I can rest
in my desk chair, and there’s water right there.” Rosalie pointed to the cooler
Alex had refilled. But even as she looked at her outstretched arm, she saw a
slight tremble.
Alex shook
her head, staring Rosalie down. She was so commanding, Rosalie bowed her head
and shuffled toward the lobby door as though she were a dog Alex had
reprimanded. Halfway to the door, she realized her phone and laptop were still
on the desk and moved to collect them. She taped the sign with her cellphone
number on the lobby door and locked it, feeling momentarily woozy as the heat
from outside hit her. Alex put a hand on her shoulder when she saw Rosalie’s
reaction to the heat and wa
