23. FIRST WARNING

Three days and I still couldn’t get the conversation out of my head.

He didn’t need to call, why did he?

It was not as if we were really a couple.

My heart couldn’t handle such things. My head was way fast, already creating a whole fantasy world and fooling my heart.

I hadn’t heard from Storm since he called to let me know he was leaving and I hadn’t been to the house with all the work I had.

Somehow I could day dream and work at the same time. I had too much to prove and too much to lose if I failed at this. Something big was waiting for me and I wouldn’t disappoint.

An email alert drew my attention from the meeting I was in. I clicked on it while Ben blabbed away on the tiny display.

“Mhh..”

I nervously clicked on it, eyebrows furrowed.

Somehow I couldn’t believe it, so I maximized it on the screen.

Dear Miss Madroi,

Twenty- three colleagues have reported their inability to do their work. This has been brought by the uneasiness in their work environment brought by behavior