Sarah's face glowed as an excited smile engrossed her face. "Annabelle!" she sung, standing from her desk to approach me with open arms. "You're back!" she smiled, pulling back from the hug she had surrounded me in.
"I left a few things here when I left for LA" I replied, mirroring her smile as I did.
"Oh yeah, I have your IPad and some notebooks here" she stated before turning to open a drawer under her desk.
"Sarah, could you make some tea for our special guest?" Jessica's voice radiated as she turned the corner to come face to face with my nervous expression.
"Annabelle?!" she exclaimed with a look of surprise.
"Hi Miss Morrison" I politely replied, finding it difficult to maintain eye contact.
"It's nice to see you back on home soil" she stated before letting a slight curve move over her lips in what looked like the shape of a partial smile.
"It's good to be back" I said now smiling in astonishment that Jessica Morrison had just showed some sort of emotion.
She turned her gaze back to Sarah and snapped "Sarah... the tea!" before turning back to the corridor in the direction she had just came. Before disappearing out of sight she turned on her heel to look at me again.
"Oh and Annabelle, stick around for a moment. I want to speak with you once I'm finished in this meeting with an Investor."
I gave a slight smile and nod before turning my attention back to Sarah who stood with an excited expression plastered on her face. "Oooooh" she wailed, trying to intensify the moment of drama that unfolded in front of her.
"Go and get the darn tea Sarah" I said with a small laugh.
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"We look forward to working with you in the future" Jessica's voice sang down the corridor as she finalized her meeting. Her high heels clinked on the tile beneath her and became louder on her approach causing me to stand in anticipation of her entry into the waiting area.
As she appeared in the foyer, her long brown hair flicked in a turn to face her guest. "I'll have Sarah contact you with the figures" she said before waving her hand in a motion to gesture them to walk ahead of her.
The grey suit walked out into the foyer and turned to take Jessica's hand. "I very much look forward to it." The thick Italian accent hit my ears like a sharp pick to ice causing me to snap my head in its direction.
The walls blurred and became closer and closer, as I zoned in on the face before me. Antonio flicked an evil smile in my direction before turning his attention back to kiss Jessica's hand.
Without thought, I let my IPad and notebooks drop to the hard tile under my feet causing a loud smash as the IPad screen smashed on contact with the floor.
"Annabelle?" Jessica snapped as I fled from the office, my heart beating heavily in my throat as I struggled to breathe from the panic that overwhelmed me.
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Songs Unsung - Book One
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