h's

rcing me toward the floor. I felt my knees hit the har

hissed into my ear. "Apol

y colleagues trying to hold back laughter, an

om the heat of shame. I stared at the

s being treated like a dog. My voice shook as I stammered

et but powerful. Ms. Harlow's hand froze

to Ms. Harlow with a

dn't look angry – he looked almost annoyed with Ms. Harlow instead

ike she had been slapped hard across the face.

bly shaking. She looked down at me, her eyes snapping with hatred for a split sec

working right, and my heart was still slamming against my ribs. "I am so sorry," I

ems?" he asked, cutting me off b

d caught his dark eyes searching my face. I shook my head fa

d a secret written on my skin. "Then why are

aid, nervously scratch

He just stood there, watching me.

man like him want me to use his firs

ng her hair. "Hi, Mr. Adrian" she said to him, her voice sounding like h

eyes stayed locked on mine. "As you can see," he said, hi

ep your children waiting, Sarah," she snapped at me, sounding very annoyed and loud so ever

l blow. It reminded me of the c

her heel and

ed forward, picked up my things, and handed them

he guy, holding my bag tight

etween us, till he finally asked, "You are marr

I nodded. "Ye... yes,

d again, speaking even

Lily, and my heart ache

se to attend to me. You look like you need to rest." He added as he walked past me, brushing his hand against my sho

I remembered the name SEAN MILLER in gold letters, the woman named Valerie, and her vacation. The pain came b

y eyes fixed on the cracked sidewalk. I didn't see the shops or p

ith the same name and the same bank code? Questions flared in my head like a wildfire, and I

O

screamed and jumped back. I had wandered into

n and leaning out. He looked at me like I was a piece of trash.

ind as I clutched my bag tightly and ran towar

d!" he yelled again, slammed his car door

nutes, shaking, and watched hi

The dim hallway smelled of old grease and harsh cleaning chemic

small arms tightly around my waist and jumped with joy. Lily wa

n grinned, "how

eek and my heart broke into a million pieces just looking at them. They

murmured, forcing a

taking my heavy bag from my hand, trying to be the man

ll be with you guys shortly," I told him, grab

across the bed, and there was Sean. He was standing over a large, expensive-looking su

even looking at me. He slammed the

said, my v

holding onto a tiny bit of hope. I wanted him to s

like he was in pain. "Sarah. Work is very hard right now, I have to travel tomorro

let you know when I can." His voice sounding j

came back to my head; Just shopp

now Sean was saying he's going on a 'bus

sadness was gone, and in its place

it was