The office day is stilted, to say the least.
David doesn’t speak to me again, and I don’t speak to him again. I just do my work, clock off at 5.30pm, and march out of the building.
I speak to Marcus on the way home about spending the night at my ‘friend’s house’, i.e. my night job. Sel is going to come over, pick me up from my apartment, and then Marcus will walk us both downstairs.
It takes the whole walk back to convince him to let me go. Once Sel turns up at mine, he suddenly realises that he’s absolutely okay with it, but he simply needs her number as well as mine to keep tabs on me.
I’m suspicious, particularly as I notice his eyes lingering on her a little bit too long.
Either way, I put my evening outfit in a bag, throw my coat on, and rush off with Sel. I feel a wave of peace
