Andy stared as though he'd never seen me before, but I didn't give him time to question me.
I went back to my office, paged Maria, and called Maddie Sato while I waited. When Maddie answered, I explained to her what I hoped she could do for me.
She sounded surprised by my request, but she agreed nonetheless. She also promised to make another phone call for me that I wasn't too keen on making myself.
Maria appeared just as Maddie and I hung up. Maria worked part-time and was shy and quiet. She preferred to avoid the registers if she could, being much happier lost in the shelves. She was also an amazing artist.
I handed her a piece of poster board from our supply cabinet.
"I need you to make a poster for tonight's event."
"The signing?" she asked.
"Er, signings?" Everyone had heard about the double booking by now.
