syzygy: the nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies
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Al-Hashimi’s tone was gentler now. “I’d like to hear your side of the story.”
“Really?” Trinity couldn’t help her skepticism. No one ever wanted her side of the story. She was supposed to shut up, play nice, and get over it. The only person who’d ever seemed to actually care was Whitaker and she couldn’t even tell him everything because she’d promised not to tell anyone else about Langdon’s stealing and she kept her promises.
“Yes,” Al-Hashimi’s eyes were roving over her face and Trinity had no idea what she was finding there. “If you’re willing to share. I’m not going to force you.”
Her expression was open, like she really meant it and Trinity was suddenly so tired of having to handle everything herself. She felt like she was imploding under the weight of the day and realized with a sudden humiliating certainty that she was about to cry.
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Baran hadn’t had what could be described as a crush in years. She didn’t have the time or space for it. So to not only have a crush that made her feel like a teenager again, but to have her subordinate as the subject? It was wildly out of character for her.
And yet, she couldn’t stop her thoughts from drifting to Santos every so often. She realized one day, as Santos smiled at her after Baran had told her she’d done an excellent job working a trauma, that she didn’t want Santos’s respect, she wanted Santos to like her.
That thought was dangerous.
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