self_important
tender_square
he
hovered
outside
of
her
cubicle,
holding
his
cell
phone
aloft
in
her
direct
eye
line
.
“
is
everything
alright
?”
she
asked
.
he
sighed
, letting
the
air
that
left
his
mouth
become
suspense
before
his
answer
.
he
lowered
his
voice
. “
mary
and
theresa
are
back
there
talking
,”
he
began. “
and
i
know
they
need
to
because
of
their
work
,
but
i
have
a
lot
of
important
things
i
need
to
get
done
today
and
they
require concentration.”
he
said
he
was
going
to
use
their
boss
’ office
while
she
was
on
vacation
,
so
he
could
shut
the
door
and
work
in
peace
.
“
i
texted
to
make
sure
it
was
okay
first
;
i
’m
just
waiting
to
hear
back
,”
he
informed
her
.
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