Antonella
“I don’t think I can leave you all alone Ella,… would you like to join my meeting downstairs”, he muttered.
For a second, I think he’s joking.
But after blinking at him almost ten times—waiting for the smirk, the teasing remark that never comes—I realize he’s serious.
My heart races.
I never thought I’d be attending meetings with him.
The only meeting I’ve attended was with Dani and my mom when she was still alive.
This one will involve other men from Bruce's deep part of work —real players in a world I still don’t fully understand.
It feels like I’m diving headfirst into the unknown.
But I can’t back out now.
I need to make a strong first impression, so I take my time getting ready.
After a quick shower, I settle on a fitted white blouse with a pearl-button colla
