“ how are you really?” “ You asked me that same question like three times in a row “ I chuckled as I gazed at Mrs. Victoria in a scrutinizing way. She seemed kind of nervous. “ Are you okay ?” I asked “ yeah, I’m just… I wanted to speak to you about something… Oh my god I feel stupid” she stuttered “ can we…” “yeah, sure” I smiled ushering her to a certain bench. She took a couple of seconds to recollect herself. “ I’m sorry “ she said “ I , I just feel like I should apologize or something” “ what for?” “ After that incident in my office Uhm, we didn’t speak much and… How can I say it without sounding like a little girl?” she slapped her thighs with a nervous chuckle “ just close your eyes and pretend you are speaking to yourself” I shrugged “ That’s dumb but let me try it

