Loving Mr.Thomas During British Raj

Ch.4 Not the same without you

I didn't sleep well last night...
"Get a grip on yourself Maya"- I thought. But it seems like nothing makes sense now that Mr Thomas won't be office today... and the whole week... I am seriously unmotivated to go but I have to. He has given me responsibilities... I need to prove myself worthy of that, so I got out of bed, took a shower, had breakfast, dressed up, fixed my hair and did the lightest of makeup possible.
In the office, Sanjeev was behaving weird. He was staring at me at times. When i caught him he looked the other way.
Mr. Daniel was super helpful. We had lunch together and talked for a bit which took off my mind from missing Mr.Thomas however for a short time. It's just been a single day and I'm already missing him. I don't know how will i manage the rest of the week.
After lunch I went to my office and did the rest of the work. It was a whole lot stressful without Mr. Thomas but at least I had Mr. Daniel who was patient enough to work with me. We're good friends now! After the day's work, I asked Mr. Daniel

"Mr. Daniel... I wonder what was the whole urgency about that Mr. Thomas had to rush to London... Did he tell you anything?"

"I've been wondering the same. I honestly have no clue. But all I know it's something regarding some issue about our office and that's it. But it's a bit unfair to leave us clueless because we work here and have the right to know if anything happens... Don't you think so?"

"Yes it is unfair indeed... I hope he comes back with good news"

After talking a bit I went home. I was famished after all this work so I slept earlier

*Next day*

Sanjeev is still behaving weird. it's getting uncomfortable so at lunch, I finally decided to talk with him.

"Hey Sanjeev... You alright?"

*startled* "Huh? Y-yes. Why?"

"You seem kinda...... Off lately"

"No I'm fine"

"Oh okay." *proceeds to leave*

"Actually, Maya-"

*Turns back* "Yes?"

"You're looking beautiful today"

"Oh thanks" *smiles and leaves*

Seriously why does every conversation with this guy turns awkward?! I scoffed and went back to work. Wasn't feeling hungry so I skipped eating and if I'm not wrong Mr. Daniel noticed that.

*After a few hours*

It was almost time to leave but I still have a lot to do. It started to feel overwhelming and i had my face in my hands. I'm missing Mr. Thomas way too much. No telephone... No letter... I got worried. Hope everything is fine. Memories of him came into my mind and my eyes started to well with tears. I didn't realise the door was open. Mr. Daniel came in.

"Maya? Are you okay? God you're crying? What happened?" *rushes towards her*

*wiping off tears* "It's nothing to worry Mr.Daniel. it's just.... a bad headache"

"A headache so bad making you cry needs to be checked by a doctor. Should I ring a doctor?"

"No no it's fine. I will be absolutely fine. Thank you Mr. Daniel" *smiles*

"You sure?"

*nods* "Yes"

"Okay but you know you can tell me if anything is wrong right? We're friends. Not only colleagues. And just call me Dan."

*laughs slightly* "Absolutely! Thank you so much"

*Dan leaves*

Not gonna lie... I haven't thought British people can be this easy to become friends with. But I'm thankful atleast I've got a friend here who actually cares about me. Feeling a little better, I finished the remaining work for the day and left for home.
After dinner, I decided to write a letter for my family. It's been long. In the letter i asked them how they're doing, that I miss them a lot and will soon visit them once our C.E.O is back. And also wrote about how friendly British people can actually be.. e.t.c.
I sticked stamps on it and thought to post it tomorrow morning and tried to sleep.

*Next day*

It's only been three days without Mr. Thomas but feels like he's been away for months.
At the office we have a new, big project, which seemed near to impossible to complete without Mr Thomas. I got so busy at work I'm not even getting time to think about him. As always Mr. Daniel helped me a lot and we had lunch together. Sanjeev didn't even bother to talk with me except work related stuff so that's comforting somehow. But he did stare at me in a weird way.
I was almost done with today's work when I needed some papers from Mr Thomas's office.
I went upstairs, stepped in and i felt a rush of emotions. Love, lust, happiness, sadness... Everything at once. I traced my fingers on the handles of Mr. Thomas's chair. I felt so close to him even for a few seconds. After a while I sat on it and it felt as if he is holding me from behind. I closed my eyes totally taking in the feeling. Suddenly, a familiar voice called my name

"Maya?"

I startled and I opened my eyes.

"Y-yes?"

Sanjeev was standing there surprised.
He said-

"What are you doing here?"

"I just needed some papers" I said, immediately grabbed the bunch of papers and got up to leave. Sanjeev wasn't moving from the door.

"No but what were you doing in Mr. Thomas's chair?"

"Can't you see? I was sitting on it. The workload is heavy and I'm really tired. Now please move from the door I need to get out."

I got out from Mr. Thomas's office in hurried steps and didn't look back. Don't know what HE needed that he had to come upstairs.
In my office, I breathed a sigh. Day by day it's getting tougher to hide my emotions. It's usually time to leave but I still had a lot to do. I'm really worried about how I'm going to return home if I miss the last train.
I did miss it. But can I count on Dan? I decided to ask him.

*In Dan's office*

"Hey Dan... Are you done?"

"Oh Maya ... Yes I'm almost done. Come sit"

"Umm Dan... If you don't mind... I mean I'm having a little problem..."

"What is it Maya? Tell me don't hesitate... We're friends... I'm not just your colleague"

"Thank you actually I needed a ride to my home because the workload was heavy and i missed the last train to my station. I- it's fine if you can't... I'll surely find some other option-"

*Interrupting me* "Maya... Maya chill. It's Absolutely fine. I can give you a ride. no problem. *Smiles* just give me a minute"

"Sure *smiles* Thanks Dan"

"Just stop with the formalities"

*Laughs* "Okay"

I reached home safely all thanks to Dan. In the car we just talked about work stuff. He still has no information about Mr. Thomas.
I'm getting more and more worried. Just want an update of any sort about him.

END OF CHAPTER.