"Hey," Emma said when I walked into the office after two days of leave. "I thought you were sick or something when you didn't show for the past two days. Is everything alright?" She asked, a hint of worry in her eyes.
I nodded at her with a reassuring smile, "Just a minor cold. I am fine now," I answered her.
It was the truth; I had been not only battling with my feelings for the past two days but also with the cold I got from running in the rain that night.
Anthony had asked me if I wanted to go to the clinic to get checked out when he noticed me not showing up to work, but I declined his gesture as I was not ready to meet him yet.
The truth was, my heart was screaming to see his face again. I missed the warmth of his embrace the most. These past two days, I was not only feeling col
