NICOLE
Waking up and knowing I can’t go to work depresses me for a bit, but then I remember the note and by God, I’m relieved I won’t have to deal with that again.
I wish I had a proper chance to excuse myself from work—hand in my resignation, even—but oh well. I can’t risk my life going back there.
I might be a lot of things, but I’m not stupid.
Roman left early, so I’ve got the place all to myself. Without him here, the flat kind of feels…empty. This makes me realize that I miss him more than I thought I would.
I love it when he’s around. Cooking for me. Pestering me. Just being himself.
I walk into the kitchen barefoot and put some water on the boil. Leaning against the counter, I splay my hand in front of me and stare at the ring. I slept with it on last night. I just didn’
