Gerard Point of View

I wasn't sure if Silvia had been serious or not when she said that she would show up at work at noon. She was the kind of free-spirited person who could do something like that. But she showed up at eight, like everyone else.

I greeted her and told her I would show her around. She looked at me with an expression that seemed to ask if this was a good idea. I wasn't sure it was, considering that most of the time we couldn't say a civil word to each other. Last night, after forging our agreement, had been the exception. But even then, the...