After spending an hour on the phone with Tiane, I changed for work, grateful that I had found something to occupy my time. Yet, two hours later, my boss sent me home early.
"Are you sure you don’t want me to stay?" I asked for what felt like the tenth time.
"No dear, go home. It’s quiet tonight" He replied, reassuringly "I’ll probably close up soon"
"Well, if you’re sure..."
"Quite sure, dear. Go home and rest; you look very tired" He said affectionately "You’ve been studying too hard, it seems"
"Yeah, I could use some sleep" I agreed, even though I hadn’t studied much lately "Good night. I’ll see you on Wednesday"
"Good night, dear," he smiled. "Drive home safely now."
"Will do" I replied as I stepped out.
The cold air hit me as I left, but my body heated up as it usually did to c
