Chapter 13- If Only
ZARAH~
I brushed a lock of his hair from his face, his gentle breath the only sound in the quiet room, he was so perfect I thought to myself, I leaned down and gently pressed my lips against his forehead then put down the book of bedtime stories and walked out of the room to let him sleep in peace.
"Good night my treasure," I said as I shut his door and walked back to the living room, I sat down on the couch and turned on my phone to check the emails I had missed, and God where they were a lot. After the incident I had gone off the grid, taking personal days, telling the school Elliott wasn't feeling well, and avoiding calls and texts from my coworkers till I eventually shut down my phone, for a whole week my car GPS had known only the grocery store and I wasn't planning on changing it, I had no friends that would worry about me and no family that cared, Elliot was all I had, he was all I needed and I would die before I let anything harm him.
I put down my phone and headed to the kitchen to make some coffee when I heard a knock at my door, all the hairs on my body raised and Nala began howling, my eyes glowed as I entered high alert, whatever treat was at the other side of the door would regret it I thought as I slowly and cautiously walked to the door making sure my steps were quiet as I approached, I looked through the peephole and as I saw the one who stood at the other side standing with his back to the door but I recognized them either way, my mind settled and Nala relaxed, the glow faded from my eyes as I pulled the handle of the door and opened it up.
"Hey" I greeted with a smile and he snapped his head away from whatever it was he was looking at and turned to me.
"Hey Dina" Michael greeted, his kind smile still something that made me feel warm inside "Can I come in?" He asked.
"Sure," I said with a smile that matched his, I was surprised to see my boss standing at the door but I didn't mind his presence, I had always found it comforting and stable. I stepped away from the doorway allowing him entrance into my home then shut the door.
"So what's up" I asked, he seemed surprised by my question.
"What's up?" He repeated as if offended by what I had said "You just went ghost" he said his deep blue eyes seemed hurt but I couldn't understand why.
"I took my personal days Micheal" I answered.
"So?"
"So I'm free from everything work-related," I said defensively.