The file that Ellie had left at my desk had been open and shut saveral times from morning up until three p . m . I just wanted to go home , pull my hair up in to a messy bun , slip on an oversized hoodie to shield me from this brutal winter and watch some sappy romantic movie and all my eyes out at the end of it when two people had gotten their happy ending . That is what I really wanted to be doing instead of sitting in my office reviewing some file . I slumped in my office chair that was usually very comfortable but today it felt like the most compromising object to be seated on .
A full week had past by since we got back from Melbourne and , sadly yet as expected , I had not heard a peep not seen Nicholas since he had left me at my apartment the night we had got back . I tried to brus
