NICOLE
I rush into the building like a woman possessed.
The glass doors barely finish sliding open before I'm through them, my heartbeat pounding so violently it drowns out almost every other sound. I don't even remember getting out of the taxi. One minute Jared is trying to explain what happened over the phone, and the next I'm running.
Running because there has to be some mistake.
There has to be.
The polished marble floor flashes beneath my feet as I weave around employees carrying folders and coffee cups. A few of them glance at me, startled by the sight of me sprinting through the lobby, but I don't care.
I can't care.
Not when my future feels like it's hanging by a thread.
Please...
Please don't let it be true.
The elevator takes forever.
I jab the button repeatedly, bounc
