The next morning I was very distracted at work. I jumped each time the phone rang and I kept going over the previous night in my head – each time it seemed even more unreal! it wasn’t until mid morning that the phone rang and I heard the now familiar accented voice said “Hello mi cheri, how are you today?” “I’m fine, how are you?” I responded with a slight tremor in my voice. “I’m fine as well” he answered “I apologize for calling you so late but I had an early meeting, can you give me your details now for the ticket?”
I gave him my name and other details. He told me he would call his travel agent immediately to get my ticket sorted. After a moment of hesitation he asked if I would meet him at the hotel that evening. I agreed that I would and I we hung up. The rest of the day went by in a blur and I deliberately engrossed myself in my work. I busied myself editing a proposal my boss was working on and responding to emails. By 3:30pm I was eager to get out of the office, it was Friday and I had plans!
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