"No big deal… just feeling a little down," Adriana said.Brian loved sweets, so Adriana reached into her bag and pulled out a chocolate bar, handing it to him."Thanks for speaking up for me just now."He tore off the wrapper, broke the bar in half, and handed her one piece. "I know you're not that kind of person."The simplicity of his words washed away the lingering heaviness in her chest. A colleague who only knew her through gossip wasn't worth the frustration.Day after day, she worked side by side with Tony in the lab—steadfast, competent, kind—and yet he refused to trust his own eyes, listening only to Keisha's manipulations. Reliable in work, clueless in judgment."I'm heading back first. You should get home early too," she said.Since moving out of the dorms, Adriana had settled into a spacious apartment in Rosewood Avenue. The commute was longer, but the comfort made up for it.Still, with the ever-present bugging devices, she sometimes felt like she was living in an
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