12. Just Because

Walking into this Monday morning, I feel refreshed.

I feel like I’m slowly starting to adjust to everything. Having George popping in and out of my apartment this weekend helped to make everything feel a lot less lonely. Not to mention, we had finally managed to figure out how to place those large rollers on my head; so now I have the extra benefit of a perfect hair day to kick off the week.

As usual, Liliana was ready to greet me at my door with my schedule for today. This week, however, she did not hold back.

Today was supposed to be my first official day back; so there was a lot that I needed to attend to.

After giving me the rundown for the week, Liliana left my office. Only to, like last week, return with a bouquet.

“Another one came for you this morning. Still no card; and this time it’s just the flowers, so no package.” She said.

“Oh, okay. Just put them on the coffee table.” I point to the flowers from last week that had begun to wilt. “You can throw those out.” I say.

“You