Back to work

“Sereia, Phoenix had been calling me.” Mom said.

“Don’t answer his calls mom,” I said, decorating my room.  “I don’t even want to ask how he got your number.” 

Mom sighed. “Why are you avoiding him? Did something bad happen between the two of you?” 

“Nothing. I just lost interest in him.”  I answered and she just nodded her head, leaving me alone. 

After leaving work for almost a month, I decided to settle everything at home and when I was ready, I was back at the clinic. 

Nothing had changed that much, but it felt different. 

“I’m sorry about your grandpa.” I heard my assistant, Ruth, saying as she gave me a bouquet of red roses. 

I smelled it and looked at Ruth in confusion. “Red roses are not something you give to someone who just lost someone, Ruth.” I scolded her. 

She shrugged, “That’s not from me.” 

“Then who?”

She giggled and pointed to the man ju