It had been a week of complete seriousness in the office. It was one day before the presentation. Sean came to the office and found it empty. Neither Harris nor Aliya was on the seat. It was rather strange for him, as Harris was always on time and Aliya was never late. Or she would call in and ask for more minutes. After a few minutes, Harris entered with his face beaming with light.

He was smiling from angle to angle as he walked into his office. He didn’t even notice Sean's presence as he walked passed by. “I left you a couple of messages on your phone?” Sean went...