Chapter 13

Ace

I wait for her to arrive with my coffee, on the ground floor near reception, the whole day. I want to see her as soon as she walks in.

The receptionists answer their phones nervously while I lean against their long, tall desk. Every twenty minutes, I look at my watch, then at the entrance, and see no sign of her.

I even arrived early - at eight-thirty - to make sure I don’t miss her. At eleven thirty, I realise she has no intention of coming here. Furious, I slam my fist onto the reception desk, making everyone jump, and I storm off into the elevator.

I enter my office and tear the room apart, throwing my chair across the room, and making a hole in the wall; paperwork goes flying. There’s a hard knock on my door.

‘I’m coming in,’ Mark yells, ducking just in time, as the staple gun flies towards him.

‘Why are you destroying your office?’ He asks.

‘Because I didn’t get my fucking coffee!’ I shout, knowing it’s more that she fooled me, and I want to see her.

When I look in the doorwa