NINETEEN

Breakfast time had long passed by but we remained in the dining room, the dishes had been cleared and all that was left on the table were a small platter of fruits and a tray containing a jug of water and two cups. We hadn't exactly been talking, we had simply sat there quietly, and the silence surprisingly wasn't awkward, far from that, it was almost as though sitting there with him was what I had needed all this time.

He hadn't been convinced that he wouldn't go to the office until he set aside his jacket, and tie, he remained with only his trousers and his spotless white shirt and it was only then i believed him.

"I'd like to show you something, but i need you to promise me that you won't cry". He said to me all of a sudden.

My gaze flickered to his at once and i was suddenly curious.

"What is it?". I asked him.

He shook his head.

"Do i have your word, Alexa?". He asked me.

And i forced myself to nod.

Saying nothing more, he reached for his phone which was on the table, an