Audrey had already left, but I was still irritated with Uncle Rolf, so I put on my earphones and pretended not to hear him. He was asking about lunch.
I was in the middle of entering financial data into the company's system when Uncle Rolf came up to me. I stopped my work and removed one of my earbuds.
"Hey, let's go grab some lunch," he suggested, trying to get my attention.
"Okay, fine," I responded, reluctantly getting up from my chair.
"Just wait a moment," Uncle Rolf said as I began to walk past him. "My baby Dianne seems upset," he whispered.
"Well, I am upset," I shot back, giving him a sharp look that seemed to catch him off guard. It appeared he had no idea why I was annoyed.
"What did I do, baby? You're overreac--"
“I'm not overreacting just because I got upset about the
