The ten days of counselling were finally over, and Sam had found the process helpful, despite her preoccupation with books. She had immersed herself in reading and learning to the exclusion of almost everything else.
A few days later, she received a letter of notice from the museum, requesting her to return to work. But reluctance gnawed at her. How could she go back to doing manual labour?
She got dressed and headed in the next day after her usual bowl of muesli. She took the book glasses with her in her handbag. When she arrived, she wore a gloomy face for all to notice.
“Morning, Samantha. It’s good to see you back, my dear,” said James with a genuine smile before hurrying past her to help a customer with an enquiry.
“Hi, James,” Sam replied with a serious frown and went to find Tom
