Revenge #wattys2015

chapter 15- I miss you...not

I arrived at work at 7am. It was my first day and I was excited. I pulled my phone out of my bag when I remmbered that it was still off. I turned it on and had a mini heart attack.

You have 32 messages and 51 missed calls.

Oh my God. I scrolled through my inbox and saw that more than half of them were from Malcolm.

Hey welcome back! Do you wanna hang out later? -Malcolm 1:27 pm

How was the flight? - Malcolm 1:59 pm

You must be tired. Get some rest. -Malcolm 2:30 pm

Did you get home alright? - Malcolm 3:00 pm

Hazel, I'm starting to get worried, are you okay? - Malcolm 4:00 pm

Hazel Armada please answer me. - Macolm 4:30 pm

The rest of Malcolm's messages were practically saying the same thing. 'Where are you?' 'Are you okay?' Oh my gosh he completely flooded my inbox.

The rest of my messages were from Mom. I typed a quick text saying that my phone was off and that I was fine.

I was about to delete all the messages when one of them caught my eye.

Sleeping beauty did you forget to set the alarm clock again? I'm already outside your door. If you don't let me in within the next ten minutes I will use the spare key under the welcome mat. By the way , why would you put your spare key there? The minute someone steps on your mat they'll hear the little crunch under their boots. You should be more careful. -Danny 6:10 pm

His text made me smile. It showed more concern then all of Malcolm's texts put together. After all, quality beats quantity.

I quickly slipped my phone into my pocket so I'd know if someone texted me. Then I took a deep breath and opened the doors to my new office.

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"I'm so proud of you." Celeste said sincerely. We were having lunch at a small restaurant not far from my office.

Its hard to believe my boss praised me after just five hours of work on my first day.