Alex was enveloped with grave silence after Lauren walked out.
She didn’t slam the door. Didn’t look angry too. Just nodded and walked out.
And somehow, that was way worse.
Alex stared at the muffin that was still untouched on his desk and he shook his head.
He didn’t want it anymore.
The rest of the day passed by in a blur of back-to back meetings and files that needed to be worked on. But she didn’t return. And he was starting to feel restless from how eerily quiet the room was.
It wasn’t until the sun dipped below the horizon that Alex got up and exited his office.
He found Lauren plopped on a couch in the guest lounge sulking.
He cleared his throat trying to get her attention. ‘’Let’s go.’’
She looked at him dejectedly but still nodded, following behind him.
Alex kept distancing himself from Lauren. But that only made Lauren cling to him more. She kept going with him to work, same routine everyday.
And for some reason, Alex didn’t mind.
‘’Are you ready?’’ Alex asked as the ca
