Chapter 20


    Next morning


    *Kat’s POV


    Because of exhaustion I didn’t wake up in the middle of the night and only woke up at the morning, and


    because I got a good sleep, I was in a good mood. I got out of my bed stretching and looked at my


    clock it was only 7 in the morning meaning I have got 2 hours before I have to go to the office. Since I


    need only 1 hour to get dressed, I decided to just walk around or sit simply and chat with Mandy for 1


    hour and then get ready to go to office.


    When I came out of my bedroom, I looked at the living room and for some weird reason I felt something


    off I don’t know what but I have a feeling that something bad it going to happen and my instincts have


    never gone wrong. It might be because Mandy is still sleeping usually, she is the one who ties up the


    curtains to let the sunrays in and then goes to kitchen to make coffee. Since I am the first one to get out


    of the house, she is the one cooking in the morning and I cook dinner as I reach earlier than her.


    But for a change, I got up first. Weird, not that it hasn’t happened before but like I said there is this


    weird feeling nagging me and I can’t help but question everything, like why is not Mandy up yet? Duh!!


    She sleptte. And I thought I was in a good mood. Way to go, Kat!!


    I went to kitchen to make coffee. As I was pouring coffee into the cup, I heard a yawn from behind me.


    As I know it was Mandy I didn’t turn around and handed her cup of coffee.


    “What happened you woke upte today?” I asked to Mandy leaning on the counter watching her stop


    drinking her coffee and setting it down.


    “You are asking as if it is the first time it is happening what happened?” she asked. Though what she


    asked me nonchntly, I didn’t miss the hesitation or was it fear? flicker through her eyes. Before I


    could confirm what it was, it was reced with a calm, confused look for my weird question. I may be


    making things up, as I felt weird from the moment I entered the living room it felt almost like I was going


    crazy.


    “I don’t know Mandy I feel weird today, as if something terrible is going to happen.” I replied to her while


    drinking my coffee to make my thoughts straight. Coffee has always been my favourite drink, more like


    it has been mypanion during my hard times like now.


    When I said that I could clearly see a scared expression on her face okay now I can confirm it is not


    me, but it is the feeling I have when Mandy hides something from me. Don’t ask me how, it has always


    been our thing, we wille to know if the other person is hiding, before anyone else even finds it out


    or before the other person says it out.


    “Why Mandy is something wrong? What are you hiding from me? You know you can’t hide anything


    from me. What is it? And before you can even deny that, let me tell you we have been through this


    conversation more than once and we both very well know that we can’t hide anything from each other.


    What is it, Mandy?”


    “Kat, really there’s nothing I am hiding. Even if there was something, you would be the first person to


    know that. If you are talking about my face, then it might be because I am exhausted from all the


    stress.” I could see she was saying half-truth and half-lie. Anyway, I wille to know of it when the


    time is right if she doesn’t want me to know then it might be very personal, though I don’t understand


    her need to hide it from me. Anyway, I am going with what she says, because I know she is strong


    enough to handle her problems on her own.


    “Okay.” I say and go to her to hug her and said, “Please tell me if you need my help. No matter what it


    is, I will help you. You know that by, now, right?” I ask, holding her shoulders and looking straight into


    her eyes to let her know I am serious. But that emotion in her eyes was what took me off. Guilt. Why


    does she need to be guilty? Is it that bad?


    She hugs me back and mumbles I know I let her go and looks at her one more time to let her know I


    will be there for her no matter what. With her nod I left the kitchen thinking if she will be okay and


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    started to get ready.


    With a look on the long mirror in front of my cupboard, I once more looked over my outfit: dark blue


    blouse and ck-and-white striped pencil skirt. I wore a long chain on my neck and stud on my earring.


    And with a light makeup I was ready. After having pancakes, obviously made by Mandy, I wished her to


    have a great day and left the apartment. I got to the parking lot and took my car and drove to the


    As I entered thepany did, I remember that I will have to go to Waynst at 10 meaning I got less than


    1 hour to settle my things in my office grab some things and head to chief to inform her my leaving and


    keep things in the car.