As team leader she knew she should be more enthusiastic, but she’d slept badly the night before, and spent the night tossing and turning before eventually giving up on any chance of sleep and just started reading the new Harry Potter book. She had gotten lost in the pages of magic, and found herself reminiscing about her own days at boarding school as she read about Harry in the best boarding school of them all: Hogwarts! But now, as she sat in on this very boring meeting she regretted not trying to sleep, as even her third cup of coffee couldn’t keep her eyes open. She caught Tom’s eye, and could see he wasn’t impressed with her lack of energy and spirit at the meeting, but she couldn’t muster up enthusiasm – even for him. Beth hadn’t seen Tom in almost three weeks, what with his business trip to the States getting extended, and Beth herself being flat-out busy with a new client. But she hadn’t had the energy to suggest a night out; she had being feeling unwell all week, and it was getting to her.
