Two Weeks

"You can obviously fix all the things during your cool down week."

"Week?"

"Yeah, cool down week."

"We were told two weeks," Yerl said over Zoom.

"It's a week now," Nicole said, and grinned.

"So you've shortened the timelines, asked for more changes, and taken away our chance to catch up." It was not a question. Yerl was furious and holding back completely.

"One more thing since I've got you alone," she started. Then paused.

He waited. She waited. They tested each other.

Finally, she spoke, "We think you're doing a great job."

"Thanks. I really appreciate that."

"I've got another meeting," she said and closed the Zoom call.