She was firm in her words and I loved that. I had not realized how much I had actually missed talking to her till I finally started talking to her. Everything looked like it was going to work out just fine, her mere presence in my life gave me that assurance somehow.
"Ms Carter, this should be part of the things we discuss. If someone from my department is making you uncomfortable, then I should know about it so I can quickly get rid of them. After all, you are a rare gem that I do not want to lose for any reason."
I sent the message with a smile on my face and she responded almost immediately. "Well that is not what I said, I just said that you were not present and I was wondering why."
"Help me out now Ms Carter," I bet she could probably see me smiling from ear to ear but at that point, I did not care. "Why exactly are you so worried about me? What do you think has happened to me and why do you care?"
Her response didnt come immediately and I knew I had somehow struck a cord. I