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My pulse raged My chest heaved Within seconds he had

“There ater leaking down the wall,” I told him

He got on his own radio and relayed the information By the time we reached the lobby, it was reported to hih to cause ht of all thatit and breathed a sigh of relief

“So, what happened?” I asked, still reeling

“Just a leak from one of the pipes”

His normally stoic features appeared uncharacteristically tense I studied him a few moments before he directed me to the bank of elevators

He said, “I’ll escort you upstairs Why don’t you stick close to your office this afternoon? You look a little pale”

I pulled in a few deep breaths, then told him, “The door was stuck I think the humidity made the wood swell”

“I’ll look into it”

Why did that sound so … cryptic? Like he didn’t believe that had been the cause of the jammed door?

He walked with e and entered He asked, “Are you okay?”

“Sure That was just a little…” Terrifying “Unexpected”

“There are bound to be some et everything running s”

“I get it This is a huge project Lots of bumps in the road”

Though I found it hard to shrug off the fact that I’d alo up in flames