Chapter 2: Building Tension
The office hummed with its usual mid-morning energy, but Nikos found it difficult to focus on his reports. The news of Anna's transfer hung heavy in the air, a palpable tension that seemed to make the fluorescent lights flicker more brightly. He sighed, running a hand through his short, dark hair, and attempted to bury himself in the numbers dancing across his screen.
Anna, on the other hand, seemed unfazed by the impending change. She tapped away at her keyboard, her long, slender fingers moving with a speed and precision that always mesmerized Nikos.