I couldn't move when our eyes locked. It seemed as if the world had stopped spinning and there was a rope separating us so we weren't so close. I wouldn't have left where I was if the woman next to her hadn't talked and that woman is the one I'd never forget. I stood up and walked up to the four persons who, I believe, were looking at the applicants' abilities. I didn't hesitate to expose my data to Adams, but I appeared to be out of breath as our hands brushed.

If it had a major impact on me, it seems insignificant to him. I stepped backwards since I...