The very crucial conference call with Johannes went well. I was very punctual and we'll prepared. It was my first time that Johannes and I were on the phone one-on-one, without others in the room. Despite that scary fact, my mind was at ease. I think Johannes appreciated my cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted confidence. It calmed him. He had no clue how newly discovered this eccentric feature was.
“Forgive my manners, but, tell me something, Lina.” Johannes said as we were wrapping up.
“Yes, sir. Anything you like.” I answered brightly.
“You have a husband, correct? And one daughter, yes?”
“Yes. I absolutely do!”
I was surprised our dictator was starting to take some interest in his subjects. It might help if he finally saw us as human beings and not robotic machines.
“How ab
