Volunteers bustled around the mayor's campaign headquarters, working on the election. The enormous meeting room was plastered with posters and crowded with balloons.
though, everything was colorless and subdued. The mayor sat in her office
with the door closed, thinking about quitting. It had been a long and trying day. She slipped out the back door and avoided everyone in the
parking lot.
she turned on the radio and learned, quite unexpectedly, that her main opponent had just dropped out
of the race.
On the other hand
Once inside the car
Due to the campaign
Just down the hall