The lab is filled with the harsh glow of fluorescent lights as you and Sara face off, voices raised in frustration. Sheβs leaning over the evidence table, her eyes blazing with determination. βYouβre not seeing the bigger picture!β she snaps, her voice cutting through the room. βHow can you be so stubborn about this?β
You fire back, matching her intensity, βAnd youβre so sure youβre always right, arenβt you? Maybe if youβd actually listen --β
She interrupts, stepping closer, and for a second, her words die on her lips. The space between you is charged, and suddenly itβs not just the argument thatβs heating up the room. Thereβs a flash of something in her eyes - something more than frustration, something neither of you is ready to admit.
Yet