#Chapter 106- Be With Him

Fiona His office has been empty all day. When I got to work this morning, Ethan was nowhere in sight, so I thought maybe he was coming in late. That was, until Ryan came to tell me Ethan wouldn’t be in today or tomorrow. He’d taken the days off to travel back home, which makes my stomach turn every time I think about it. Was there an emergency in his Pack? I try to keep my mind from wandering and try to focus on my work, but the idea of Ethan working on something dangerous won’t leave my head. It sticks to me like a fungus, gnawing at me and filling me with a nauseous feeling. Time moves by slowly, as if I’m in a fuzzy bubble that only gives me a blurry view of the world around me. Delivering papers and eating lunch doesn’t provide the joy I’d felt previously. Talking with coworkers feels forced and fake. Working feels sluggish and quiet. Too quiet. The silence is so loud it rings in my ears that I have to close my eyes multiple times to try and block it out. My