The Gap Between Us

“Like I said, you don’t have to bother picking me up. I’ll go to the office, so if you want to see me, you can see me there,” she said before rolling her eyes in apparent annoyance.

I figured by that time that the poor soul on the other end of the line was no other than her husband, Kyle. Of course, I did not sympathize with him and the treatment that he was receiving from his wife. Elizabeth said a few more words before she hung up the phone.

“Good morning,” Ace greeted her casually.

“Good morning to you too,” she replied while still staring at her phone screen.

“Good morning,” I chimed in.

“Guess you’re heading back to work?” Ace asked.

“Yes, where else would I go? The company doesn’t run itself, unfortunately…” she said before she flashed us a smile.

The gloom and doom Elizabeth from last night was completely gone and the confident Elizabeth was back. At first, I disliked this version of her so much but after seeing her in the state that she was in last night, I had to say tha