"I need you to fill out the missing information on your file" he dropped a manila envelope on his desk, I walked to it and garbed it. Turning around I exited the room going straight to the janitor closet, my hands were shaking with fear, I could not just provide him the information that he wanted, he will discover my secret if I do so.
“Hey…, I have not been able…”
”I’m not calling about that, he change me to his payroll somehow and now is demanding information that I am not willing to provide”.
“Ooh, girly this is not good” I place my forehead against the cold concrete wall taking deep breath. “Not good?, I need to leave the city, he can’t know” I whispered the last part.
“Leave the city? And then what, run again when he finds you again?”
“What do you suggest? I don’t have other option”
“let me make some calls, don’t do nothing drastic, I will call you at the night”
“Ok” I said exiling the air that I did not know I was holding.
I tried to dedicate all my concentration to my work during the day. I did not want to think about Axton, he still had the same effect over me, I could still feel the tingling of his touch in my skin. It has been almost four years and the man still looked good.
By the time I had to clock out I managed to avoid Axton at least four times, he would pretend to be printing a document or getting coffee but I know that he had an assistance that could have done it, not to mention that he had a copier in his office or the fact that he would swiped the whole executive floor with his eyes looking for me. Did he really think that I would disappear? I mean it’s not like I did not think about it, but I have to give Ginger a chance, and if she did not contact me by the night I would take the first bus in the buss stop board with my kids in the morning.
On my way picking up my kids I had to go in circles taking different trains and buses. Always feeling like someone was fallowing me, but when I tried to look around I could not find no one suspicious.
“Hi babies, how was today?” I said receiving my babies in the waiting area, Cassie was looking as cheerful as always but my baby Alex looked really droopy. “what happen baby?” I placed my hand on his face, he was burning.
“Miss. Sinccilar” I look up to see their teacher Ms. Sullivan with a concern face. “Alex seems to have a mild fever, the school requires you to bring a doctors note stating that he is ok to come back next time that you bring him in”. I did not know what to say about this, I just nodded and pick him up with one arm and graved Cassie’s hand with my free one. I needed to go to the hospital, lucky me it was only a couple of streets down. Traveling with two toddlers in NY public transportation was already hard, let alone if I had to carry one and hold the other's hand at the same time in a bus full of people.
Once in the hospital I gave the front desk nurse all his information and sat in the waiting area with my two babies. I did not know what will I do if the doctor tells me that I could not bring him to school tomorrow, Axton was already investigating me and wanted to know where I live, if he becomes suspicious that I was not coming back he will investigate more and discover about the twins. If at least Ginger would call me I would be able to know what to do, if I had to leave the city it would not make any difference what Axton would think if I did not go to work tomorrow, by the time he realized I would probably be miles away from New York.
“Alexander Sinccilar” I pick up Alex and graved Cassie’s hand. After the nurse took his temperature she left to get the doctor, my baby was burning, cheeks were red and his lips were shivering. “I'm hungry” said Cassie pulling my sleeve.
“I know baby, mommy is going to make some yummy soup when we get home” I touch the side of her face with my free hand and look at the wall clock it was already six in The afternoon.
“ I heard that someone it’s not feeling well” I looked up and was surprised to see Dr. Walsh. He is the twins Pediatrician, I would usually take them to him but this was an emergency.
“ I work some evening at locals hospitals in the city, and guess my surprised when I heard one of my favorite patients was here” he said clarifying my mental question, I guess that my facial expression said it all.
“ how are you feeling buddy?” he bend and place his stethoscope on Alex chest while looking at me. I divert my eyes to my daughter not feeling comfortable holding his stare. Dr. Walsh must be on his late thirty pale skin beach blond hair and baby blue eyes, he was what Ginger would call a dreamy man. Cassie was playing with a straw of my hair that had come loose out of my ponytail.
“My head hurt” he says touching his little head on his baby voice. Dr. Walsh lift his head a little and examine him.
“You guys want some cookies while I talk with your mom?” he asked them, looking concern.
“Yes!!” both of them screamed in the same time that Dr. Walsh exited the room.
“Mommy, I’m tiered” say Cassie sucking on her thumb while looking at me. It was almost funny how they could be all exited for candy for a moment and then be tiered.
“ I know baby” it was almost seven and I still have to feed and bath them, not to mention that I still haven't hear from Ginger.
“Hey kids, why don’t you guys go with Miss Ogdem to get those cookies while your mom and I talk” Said Dr. Walsh walking in the room fallowed by a short burnet nurse.
“Yay!, can we?” said both in unison looking at me.
“Ok” they ran for the nurse’s hand while I looked at the doctor worried, what did he want to talk with me that required the kids not to be present?.
“Miss Sinccilar, Alex it’s good, you don’t need to worry about him, it's only a mild ear infection” I see him taking a seat next to me.
“The reason why I wanted to speak with you was because I am worry about your health” I looked at him confused, ready to defend myself and say that I was perfectly healthy.
“Let me finish, please” he moved his chair closer to mine and took his glasses of, I haven’t notice but he looked so young without them, I nodded to indicated that he could continued.
“ During the twins last visit I was concern about your health but I did not wanted to mention it thinking that I shouldn’t invade your personal life, but seeing you so skinny worries me, Miss Sinccilar, are you passing through any eating disorders?” I could not hold back to anything else that he was saying. I was well aware of my skinny appearance, but it wasn’t like I could do much.
“ Dr Walsh..” I started, standing from my seat.
“Please call me Adam” he interrupted me looking at me from his seat while standing.
“Dr Walsh” I said taking a deep breath, trying to calm myself, I didn’t know if it was because I was tiered, or because deep down I knew that I have notice myself get skinnier by the day since I have to choose between me or my kids to eat, and it wasn't like I could apply to any public assistance, since they will not grant me any by myself and putting my kids in the applications was out of the question. “I am well aware of my physique, and even though this has nothing to do with you or my kids wellbeing. No, I do not have any eating disorder, now if it’s not much to ask, it has been a long day and I rather much go home with my kids”.