** Eli **
The last couple of days of the week passed agonizingly slow for Eli. The meetings at his own company were too boring compared to the eye-opening experience of learning Harper's game design, and the usual entertainment for his downtime was too bland compared to the thrilling fun of hearing Harper's roller coaster screams. The only solace he managed to find was the text she sent him on Thursday, ecstatically telling him about her project approval and promotion. That had kept him delighted for quite a while.
And now, he was glad that Saturday night had finally come. As he walked down the hallway toward Harper's door at their usual meeting time, he felt his spirits brightening by every step — he had been waiting all this time to say congratulations in person to her promotion.
The thought gave him pause. When was the last time he had felt so genuinely invested in someone else's personal business?
