Smoke and MirrorsChapter 2
Merlin was so distracted for the rest of the morning that he couldn’t get any work done at the office. In fact, he didn’t even remember driving to the office. Before lunch, he told his secretary that he wasn’t feeling well and thought he’d take the rest of the day off, maybe the next day as well, and to cancel all his appointments. She agreed that he didn’t seem to be quite himself. Twice on the way home, people behind him blasted their horns because he was just sitting there in a fog when...