Three Days In

Andrew

Three days and twelve hours. That’s how long it had been since I’d last heard Lanie’s voice.

But who was counting?

Shutting down the computer in my downtown office, I groaned and leaned back in my chair. It had been days since I last stayed so long at work, but I hadn’t been able to stomach the prospect of going home to an empty house. Being eight o’clock, Karen would have left for the day. Raven was having some big dinner with the rest of the German club, something I had insisted she go to. Just her joining the club had been a big deal.

So, left all alone, I’d opted to stay at the office.

But now everyone else was gone, and I had run out of things to do.

Shrugging into my coat, I picked up my briefcase, snatched up my keys, and left the quiet room. The main area of the floor was equally as silent, everyone else long gone.

As I rounded the corner, Jacob, a young intern, jumped and dropped the papers he held.

“What are you still doing here?” I asked.

“Um, just, I was just leavin