Kenji slips the ring on his finger. Eyes fixed on the ring, the corner of his lips curls up, he says, “You can leave.” I thought it was not the ring? I heave a sigh of relief mentally before bobbing my head and leaving. In the hallway, I catch sight of Atlas making his way to the stairs leading to the rooftop. I wait for thirty seconds to pass before changing my direction to that which he's taking. I hide behind a wall when he starts ascending the metal stairs. I peek through the wall before I make my way to the stairs. At the bottom, I can hear the opening and closing of a door. I think I should have apologized to him earlier, but that would only mean I'm owning up to slapping that b***h.
I climb up and hesitate when I reach the landing. I've never gone to the rooftop at this hour. I li
