ALMA

It was just as I pictured, the noise, the gazes, and the unrelenting flashes of light from the camera. I planned to spend no less than two hours here, and that was why it was easier to bring Velma along. The hall was vast, classical music humming underneath the thick waves of chattering. I looked to my side, and Velma was so busy being awed while Rodney showed her a few things within earshot— like the giant chandelier that looked like it materialized from a Barbie movie

Just two hours ...