nese food delivery, I sat down on my big hotel sofa alone.

ankly. This past hour my head has been busy trying to guess who my savior man

nker. He doesn't look too old from my age, maybe around 30s? But there was

to my hotel room door and opened it. A bell boy stood up carrying my delivery and a b

ou too." He said as he handed ov

like an expensive box of godiva chocolates except

s." Then he handed over the paper tucked behind

politely then returned to the elevator. I closed the door to

t it doubtfully. When I opened the box, pieces of pastel pink p

and tugged at it, making pink pieces of paper fall around m

oes with red soles in my

s back in the box without looking at the pair an

thick plain white card a

y before making sure you

cell phone numb

t felt like there were dozens of butterflies flying in it all at once. Without rea

the reflection of the glass. I couldn't hold

oice answered me af

ello

at the clock on th

he mention of my name. I had to bite my lip to

And for the shoes. But I can't take them." My eyes caught my reflection

irl in love. I let go of my fing

ore replying to me again,

e time my salary for granted. "You don'

ve it back to me.

in, trying to find another

pounding even more out of control. Maybe I'll ha

end you

ly stubborn. But I also still have to return the money somehow later. Mayb

et." I continued, trying

this time somehow I coul

when you have lunch wit

ord no. "Okay, how about hal

ick you up a

somewhere else first." I have to buy a

Erik wouldn't m

Plum

go alone. W

locks from the Finley Ba

he Laduree boutique, from the name I think it's an Ita

you tomorro

me, I still want to talk to him. "See you tomor

ng the hotel's phone is quite expensive, I abandoned my intention and then took my Chinese food package and opened it. The smell of kungpow chicken

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ing the same thing over and over to piss me off a little. I'm not even cl

ring at my laptop screen. The savory and salty taste of the herring melts in my m

re hours. I've prepared a check to replace Lana's shoes. Either way, to

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chest, I stared at my reflection in the mirror and then applied faded lipstick. The two red dots on my neck have started to fade, but I still h

of the toilet. My lunch appointment is still half an hour away, but I have to st

ng. The last two days of rain have never been absent in Manhattan, I mad

features and the cheapest price. After inserting my new simcard and turning it on, the first thing I did w

shop, the wind brushing my hair as I w

ince yesterday. How's Manhattan?"

d. You sti

e Shaw brothers?" Lana is terrible at lying. I ca

al with the financial man

na's voice sou

me when I was a

t got run over?" he inter

fine. Back

e, who helped

ped me?" I asked annoyed. Lana just laughed at my question. I turned at the crossroad from the S

el

got his personal driver to take

hoa. Nice Ella. Quite a step u

t was my tu

to wait for my answer to know, she knows it

s name yet." I a

then laughed again, "Okay, that me

e to ask, but he'l

sing. My eyes captured the Antoni Lombardi r

there. Bye, Lana." I hung up my phone

t my watch, I arrived fifteen minutes

oor for me, I entered this elegant restaura

looked at my watch. I have to go back to the office in 45 minutes. I bit my lip while standi

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s ready, Miss

through the red carpeted hallway. Various paintings filled one side o

ime, I barely saw an empty table. I glan

hat was only a quarter of a glass left. I couldn't take my eyes off as I walked towards

been looking at me ever since. When our eyes met my heart was pounding again.

n gave me the menu book. After I thanked him he lef

o my chair. He didn't answer me, but h

oes I sent you." He mutter

ain. Those shoes are not min

lightly pulled down. "Eleanor, I already

d to my friend. She lent it to me so I have to return it.

rted looking through the menu lines. There's no price listed on i

. "Have you ordered yet?" I asked, glancing at him. H

sing his hand to call the waiter. Two seconds later a

replied without taking hi

orgio nodded, smiled, then disappeared as fast as he came. I suddenly wanted to be at Julio's bage

oughts, I looked up at him again

my lips. "Oh nothing. Just a job.

ow where yo

ven know

rm I worked for. "But I'm auditing a clie

d his face and he furrowed h

slowly turned into a litt

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