Leap OF Fate

To everyone’s surprise, without a word, Serene got up from her seat and went out of the room. She did not care about the incredulous look of her colleagues, not to mention the dark face of her Director, Mr. Kim.

She just wanted to get out of that place as quickly as she could. Her chest tightened, her eyes burned. She further hurried her steps and went straight to the nearest washroom. She locked herself up in the first vacant cubicle that she saw.

Alone, her tears fell down from her eyes. She suppressed her sobs lest other people would hear her. “They both have to be here,” she muttered. Her emotions were a mess. She felt confused, surprised, angry, depressed all at the same time. Like her feelings, her thoughts were also a mess. She cannot understand why of all the places in the world she ended up working here. While she was happy with her work and the people she worked with, with those two here, how can her life be peaceful again?

She thought she had buried Bryan in the deepest recess of her heart and memory. She thought that she no longer felt anything for him — no pain, no anger, no resentment. But how wrong she was! All this while, all those feelings that were just pushed down and had resurfaced.

After a few minutes, she went out of the cubicle and washed her face. She stared at her reflection. Like a zombie, she returned to her workstation. Soon as she got in her small office, Director Kim came to see her with a stern expression on his face.

“What was that about?” he asked directly.

solemnly. Looking at her now, Director Kim cannot believe that the person whom he just promoted and this mess

will no longer tolerate lapses. You understand me, Ellis?” his

Kim.” He had called her Ellis. He must be pretty

things and walked out of their department. She pressed the down button of the elevator and looked at her shoes while waiting for it to arrive. When the elevator opened, she mindlessly went in and pressed

familiar scent reached

her, using the nickname

him, being this close to him, gave her complex emotions. She felt pain, anger, and longing. She said nothing and

a tiny smile. He struggled inwardly, looking for words. It had been two years. He had not seen her since the incident at his house. He looked for her to talk to her but did not find her. And now here she’s here standing in front of

the past couple of years. She looked more mature now, but it suited her. She still looked tall and stoic. Her long hair, which was simply tied in a neat ponytail, made

said. He looked at her for a response, but he

She stepped out, not saying anything to Bryan. She did