Undercurrent
Avery's Point of View
Two months later and we were still playing the roles we assigned ourselves. In the calendar we were partners. In the boardroom we were professionals. In hallways we were neutral.
The rules were simple to say and hard to live. Every weekly sync came with a version of him that knew how to enter a room quietly and let the work take the center. Every site visit came with a moment when I would catch him studying a blueprint then look up like he could hear my steps before I made them. I told myself it was nothing. My heart refused to sign that memo.
Sa loob ng dalawang buwan, sinunod namin ang kasunduan. Walang sulyap na mahaba. Walang kwentong personal sa harap ng team. Walang tanong na tumatagos sa balat.
Pero sa tuwing magsasalita ako tungkol sa shelte
