“Excuse me, Miss. My fault,” said the man with a smile, then he turned and walked off ahead of her indicating that she wasn’t being followed any longer that day… at least not by him.
She finished her shopping and then went home where she stayed all weekend, watching television and planning her forthcoming holiday. She was so looking forward to seeing Chou again and getting away from that odious man and his probably equally obnoxious colleagues.
On Monday morning, after collecting the post for her department, she went down the corridor to Personnel, knocked and walked in without waiting. It was very informal in the embassy out of the sight of the public.
“Good morning, Yui, a lovely day out there today, isn’t it?”
“Yes, Michi. Could I see you about my holidays? Is it convenient now? Not
