The next morning Ellie awoke to a text, Good morning. Thank
you so much for yesterday! It was a text from Jamie which made her smile but
she wasn’t about to scream about it. She had composed herself since a few weeks
ago and she no longer felt the need to declare her love for him. If he wanted
her, he’d fight for her and she couldn’t do anything to make him. She resolved
to that. She decided to shut herself off from running into him, then if he
wanted to spend time with her she’d know. She went about making herself a
packed lunch – which meant she could stay and eat it in the office – therefore
shutting off running into him at the deli.
When she got to work, Tall was waiting for her. ‘So,’ she
began. ‘How was last night?’
‘Uncomfortable. I hardly even knew the girl and she breaks
down in front of me,’ Ellie told Tall. ‘Hmm,’ Tall walked into her office and
said no more about it. It was like she had just confirmed something to herself.
It had felt weird. Impersonal. ‘It’s not long after the
split, I suppose,’ Ellie said aloud to herself, trying to make sense of what
happened. It had been strange. Maybe Jamie hadn’t known she would react like
that. Maybe Jamie didn’t know how deep her emotions had run. Ellie had had enough
of giving Jamie the benefit of the doubt.
Lunch time came around when Ellie had just finished reading
a sample for Franchesca Little’s new book, Bones. It looked like it was going
to turn into one of those books that’d take over the world. Ellie made a note
of this to tell Tall after lunch, when her phone started ringing. It was the
office phone, so Ellie answered it in a business-like manner. ‘Hi Kurplzz
books, what can I do for you today?’ Ellie asked.
‘Hey Ellie, it’s Jamie, want to meet for lunch?’ He
asked.
‘I would, but Tall has me drowned in paper-work! I’m
sorry,’ she lied.
‘Oh no worries!’ Jamie sounded hurt and rang off.
Ellie felt bad for lying to him, but he knew where to find her if he wanted
her.
She got on with getting her sandwiches out of their
packaging. She focused on eating and took her mind off Jamie. She had eaten her
lunch and there was only 5 minutes break left, so she shut her eyes. She opened
them again five seconds later to a ‘Ellie!’ And there before her, stood Jamie.
His dark blonde hair kind-of bopped as he moved closer. ‘El, thank you so much
for last night, I can’t tell you how much that meant, to me and Sophia!’ he
told her. At that moment, the lift chimed and Tall walked through back to her
office. ‘Uh-huh,’ she commented as soon as she saw Jamie, winking at Ellie.
*What do YOU want to see happen? This story is going nowhere without YOUR help! So please, what do you want to happen in the next part?
Steph
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