“Hey, earth to Mirabelle,” Kara called from the office doorway.
Startled, Mirabelle dropped her phone. It landed with a thud on the desk before tumbling to the floor by her feet. Mirabelle let out a gasp and immediately bent down to pick it up. The phone was fine, but Mirabelle’s heart wasn’t. It thundered in her chest even as she looked up with wide eyes.
Silence gripped the air. Unsurprisingly, following her little jumpy performance, a confused, suspicious look fell over Kara’s features. After a beat, Kara glanced over her shoulder, as though to check that no one was coming their way, and then she stepped into the office and carefully closed the door, all the while keeping her narrowed gaze on Mirabelle.
Kara didn’t approach the desk and sit down like she normally would. Instead, sh
