Bad news!
He walked back and forth in front of the pink door adorned with hundreds of unicorn ornaments and numerous cartoons.
"Come on, Millie, I'm only about ten minutes late. We can see her again. I'm sorry," he begged. They were supposed to watch a movie together at eight-thirty, but she was several minutes late.
Punctuality was very important to Millie, and she took everything Alaric said literally. If he gave a time, she expected him to be there at that time.
The meeting had dragged on a little, making it impossible for him to arrive earlier. Now she didn't want to talk to him.
"Go away, I'm going to sleep," he heard her say.
"Don't you want me to say goodnight to you?"
"No!" she said angrily.
"I'm sorry." When there was no answer, Alaric just went to his office.
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