Should she listen to Shuki, swallow her pride and tell Ayala she’s coming back?
Ayala pushed open the glass door with the etched Shapiro NPO Consulting logo and waved Bracha in ahead of her, pasting on a self-confident smile that probably fooled Bracha no more than it fooled herself.
“Thank you for squeezing us in,” she began, after the secretary had nodded them into the office and they’d seated themselves awkwardly across from Temima.
“My pleasure. The big campaign date is coming up soon, isn’t it?” Temima’s gaze traveled from Ayala to Bracha and back, a slight question mark in her eyes. Ayala swallowed.
“This is Bracha Resnik, who’s, uh, helping us run the campaign.”
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