AdrianI stare at the clock in my office, watching as the small hands tick by, slowly counting down the seconds. The flowers should have been delivered by now, right? So why isn’t Stella calling?I have to fight the urge to call Stella myself, to ask and see if she received my heartfelt gift.When w
StellaInputting data files one by one is such tedious work. With every file, I have to carefully type in the information and then triple check each line to make for sure that everything is correctly entered. If even one thing is wrong, Adrian’s project will not be able to function properly and it w
AdrianClara’s birthday party comes to an end and no matter how many times I check my phone to see if Stella has called or texted, my notification center remains empty besides a few calls from my secretary at work and the CFO of my company.I pretend like her silence doesn’t hurt, that it doesn’t st
“Hey guys,” I weakly say, smiling at Dominic who hangs in the back of the group. “What’s all this?”“Sebastian called about you being here and we wanted to give you something to smile about,” Luca proudly states. He drags an empty chair next to Sebastian and swats his hand away from mine, replacing
StellaJust die already then. Stop bothering me and do everyone a favor and just disappear.Adrian’s words echo inside my mind. I am unable to force them away, the dark thoughts and wish for my death leaving me so depressed as I lay in the hospital bed. The idea that Adrian does not want to see me a
StellaThe ringing of my phone is nonstop. Calls and texts keep flooding my phone but I can barely bring myself to answer any of them. I caught a glance of one of the many messages.Clara’s Mother: Don’t you dare miss your sister’s birthday! If you miss this, we are going to fully disown you!Their
A notification ding catches my attention, turning my attention back towards my computer. I open up the website and click on Tracer’s name.Tracer: Sorry about the delay. It will be fully completed by the end of the week, I promise! Person things came up.Adrian: It’s okay! As long as it is done by t
AdrianThe days pass me by in a blur. My mind has been stuck on Stella and the way she shut me out. I could hear her cries from the other side of the door, the sound of her pained sobs forever carved into my memory.Every single day I wait for a call from her, a simple text message explaining that s
I step through and he follows suit, sticking close to my side before the doors close once again. I lean against the wall, using it to catch my breath and rest my body until I have time to bolt out and away from his close proximity again.“What?” Adrian asks, completely dumbfounded by my refusal. He