She tried moving her eyeballs towards Stefen to see his reaction on that, turning her head just a little bit, but he caught Jasmine stealing glances of him. Jasmine immediately turned her head in the opposite direction and blushed harder."Shut up Jack," Jasmine said and walked away carrying her tray.Alice too got up from her seat. "I will take your tray," she said and Jack smiled. She placed his tray on top of hers and walked away following Jasmine.Jack kept smiling at the walking figure of Alice.Stefen was just standing and smiling towards Jack watching him watch Alice go "Ah huh J, good luck buddy," Stefen patted on Jack's shoulder. He blinked and walked away.Jack realized what Stefen was talking about and he immediately drank the water from the bottle that was on the table to calm himself. Alice?He was recalling few events of that day. He grabbed Alice on her waist as they slid together on that slippery floor, they both fell and he was lost in her eyes, he cared for her. He to

Jack turned back at her with a shocked expression. He did not reply, not because he did not want to, but because he could not. That was the question whose answer he himself was trying to find.Alison laughed a short laughter, "You look like a thief whose crime has been caught.""Shut up," He said and looked away."You are not even denying.""I don't owe you any explanation." Jack stared at her eyes with irritation and rage. He could not stand her anymore and her question irritated him to the point where is heart burned with rage, "you know what, I don't care anymore. I am going back. I don't care if Sandra sees me and questions me. I just don't care anymore about anything," he stood up and walked inside the building.***Jack walked out of the elevator as he was back to his own floor. He only walked few steps when he came across Sandra."Oh Jack. Are you already finished showing Alison around?" She sounded unsure.Jasmine also walked out of her department carrying some files in her han

Jack widened his eyes as he saw her leaving, "Alice?". He called out to her and ran to catch up to her but he was late. The elevator door was closed already. He knew it was impossible to run down the stairs so he decided to take another elevator and waited. He did not stop tapping his feet on the ground showing his desperation as he waited for the elevator to come. The elevator door opened and he rushed in and pressed the button. He was very impatient. "Alice, please wait, please wait, don't leave," he was chanting as if he was reciting a mantra. Luckily the elevator went straight to the ground floor without having to stop on any floor. He walked out and saw Alice walk away just few steps ahead of him. Without wasting anymore time, he ran and held her wrist. She halted and looked back. Her eyes widened and her mouth opened in shock. She immediately closed her mouth and restrained herself from laughing. Jack did not understand that reaction of her so he just spoke what he had in his

Alice understood what Jack thought of when she said those words. "As I said before, don't flatter yourself too much and no need to think too much as well." Alice said harshly. "Then?" Jack slowly took back his seat. "I just felt like you might be working the whole night and I know that you live alone, so I thought maybe I could be here with you throughout the night to accompany you... If a person is around you then you are less likely to just fall asleep. And in case if you do fall asleep, I will kick you in your precious behind and wake you up. Simple." Alice explained. But in her heart she asked herself whether that was truly the reason behind her wanting to meet him and be around him or had she just declared herself as a fool for coming up with such a ridiculous reason. Jack's heart smiled hearing that. She was here because she cared for him and that was crystal clear. No matter whether she agrees with it or not or even if she herself genuinely did not know, she did care for him

He stopped writing and looked at Alice with an unanticipated look. Alice looked serious."Why do you ask?""I actually..." she was debating whether to say it or not.Jack was waiting for her to complete before raising any more questions."I am sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I kind of heard what Alison said."Jack recalled that moment when Alison asked him that. "What's the matter Jack? You don't love me anymore?"Jack did not speak as he was in his flashback moment."So?" Alice asked again bringing Jack back to present. "You loved her?... Or maybe love her?""That's difficult to answer," he said sounding addled."What?" Alice did not believe him."We were 16 when we started dating and we broke up...""What?" Alice could not believe that. She knew both Jack and Alison for a very long time. In their uni days both seemed fine around each other. They never behaved like each other's exes. And this new news blew her mind."Yeah..." Jack assured her. We were young back then and I was v