The chair made a squeaking sound as it rocked backward and forward rhythmically. Elsa followed the rhythm and began to hum to the tune. It was getting rather boring here and she needed something to take her mind off the boredom.
The news of Vlad's declaration to run for mayor and the backing from The House of The Federation was all over the news like a flu. She wasn't ready to listen to it again, so she'd turned off the television in the sitting room and welcomed the solitude that followed.
From time to time, the sharp sting of her conscience hurt her heart. She'd been the one who had interviewed Vlad when he spread his announcement to the whole world like a virus. Everyone could someday forgive her for that but she wasn't sure she was ever going to forgive herself.