I could see exactly what she was thinking. The same thing every new assistant thought when they started, that maybe, if they learned his preferences, paid attention to the little details, they'd get noticed. That maybe he'd see them.
I used to think that way too.
"Sure," I said. "I can show you."
What did it matter anymore? Why would I keep something like that to myself when I'd already let go of everything else?
Sherry beamed at me, and I felt nothing. Just that same hollow emptiness that had been living in my chest for weeks now.
Albert appeared in the doorway of the break room, and I saw him freeze. His eyes darted between Sherry and me, something like confusion flickering across his face.
I knew what he was thinking. He and Chad had probably been waiting for me to crack, to do so
