“What am I going to do without you, Ayala?” She said it with a laugh, but Ayala jumped at the opening

Bracha rubbed a hand over her eyes. “Pretending that everything is normal is the only thing that keeps me sane”

But Ayala wasn’t good at flattery. She never had been. Still, here went her best shot

Ayala frowned. She didn’t appreciate the condescending note in his voice

“A music video, huh? How trendy,” Bracha said sardonically. She raised an eyebrow. “Ayala’s okay with this?”

Do you really expect to get a donor to commit to matching half a million dollars by calling him on the phone?

Shuki whipped a paper out of his pocket and unfolded it to reveal a large cartoon hand with big eyes and a goofy grin

Ayala wavered for a moment as her brain vacillated between two a.m.! and Just do it and make her happy

“You know you can’t run a campaign without Ayala’s approval.”

“I see what Ta doesn’t, that there are a lot of very unhappy staff members right now, and he’s going to have a serious problem on his hands if something doesn’t get done soon.”