Holding On

Chapter 29

Bil Keane once said yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.

Taylor's P.O.V.

By the next day my arms were sore, picking up rocks and digging through. Luckily it wasn't so bad to where we had to keep digging and digging, we were finished by the night. I was sitting at my desk when Platt walked up the second to the last step

"Halstead, you've got a visitor"

I turned my head to see she was talking to me. I nodded at her and she walked away. I stood up from my chair and made my way downstairs. Once I stepped down the last step Platt pointed me to the doors. I'm guessing whoever was here was outside. I passed a couple of cops standing at the doorway and walked outside. I was surprised when I saw the guy from yesterday "Uh, hi"

"Hi" He said with a smile "I hope I didn't come at a bad time"

I stuck my hands into my pockets "Uh no, I'm just surprised. I didn't know you got released from the hospital so soon"

He shrugged his shoulders "Yea well nothing too major just a leg injury thanks to you I'm alive, I'm Mason Campbell" He stuck out his hand

"Taylor, Halstead" I said while shaking his hand

We pulled away and he handed me a box of chocolates "These are for you, you know for saving me" He smiled

I happily accepted them "You didn't have to but thank you"

"It's not a problem. I should let you get back to work" He took one step back

I nodded slowly "Uh yea, thanks again for these. It was nice meeting you"

"You too" He smiled and waved then walked away

I turned around and walked back inside. I went upstairs and let down the chocolates next to me as I sat on my desk. I turned on my computer and began using it when everyone was coming in. Erin approached my desk

"Hey, I need for you to get me the documents from the day before yesterday"

I nodded "No problem"

She gave a tap to my desk "Thanks" Then I think her eyes stopped the chocolates "Secret admirer?" She looked at me forming a smile

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Antonio was sitting at his desk minding his business when he heard Erin say secret admirer to Taylor. He picked up his head softly to see Erin referring to a box on chocolates sitting on Taylor's desk. A sudden wave of jealously hit him. Someone gave her a box of chocolates and Antonio didn't like that. He slowly looked back down but kept his ears tuned to the girls conversation

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"Uh it's really nobody"

"Amedei Porcelana" She read the label "I heard these are one of the most expensive chocolates, this is somebody" She chuckled

I nervously chuckled " You know what. Do you want them? I'm not really a fan of these kind" I picked them up

"Really?" She bent her head down a little

I nodded my head "Yea take them"

"Well you know who really likes them" I looked at her waiting for her to tell me "Platt"

I softly nodded "Good idea" I smiled and stood up front desk. I walked downstairs and approached Platt "Hey, so I heard you like these kind of chocolates" I said putting them on the desk

"Amedei Porcelana" She said with a gasp "These are the most amazing chocolates out there. Where did you get them?"

I exhaled "Ehh from someone but I'm not a fan of chocolate that much"

She opened the box then looked back up at me "Was it that guy who came to visit you. You got a new boyfriend Halstead?"

I rolled my eyes inside "No, That was just someone I saved from the rubble yesterday. He was being nice"

She gave me a look "Well you snooze you lose" She put on in her mouth and turned. I chuckled and walked away

Later that evening Jay and I went shopping at the grocery store. He pushed the cart and we picked some things from the aisle we were at

"So have you spoken to Antonio?" He asked

I was on the other side grabbing something and our backs were to each other "No. Why has he said anything about me?" I frantically turned around pushing my shoulders up and was practically in his face

He leaned his head back "Uh no. I was just asking"

I pulled my shoulders down "Oh" I sadly said

"You guys seriously need to work things out"

I grabbed some Hamburger helper and put it in the basket "It's not me. I mean I want to talk to him but I'm not so sure he wants to talk to me"

"Yea well-" He began to say but then his phone stopped him because it rang. He stopped pushing it to grab his phone. I kept walking through half the aisle and made it to the end. I scanned through the items on the shelf. I turned the to another aisle and once I did I picked up my head; I could see outside through the clear glass. I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw Mason Campbell standing on the sidewalk staring right at me

I felt like a large lump in my throat; I stayed standing there staring while he was staring back at me. He gave a weird creepy smirk. I felt vulnerable and so fearful at that moment. I felt a hand on my shoulder and let out a frightened gasp while I turned around to see Jay

"Are you okay?" He asked

I turned back around but Mason wasn't standing there anymore. He was gone. I took another hard swallow and turned back around "Yea, I'm good" I tried my best to give a smile and I think it worked

"So don't let Will help cook the spaghetti because remember what happened last time?" He began saying while he pushed the basket and we headed to the check out. He then chuckled to himself and continued talking

I began walking next to him but my mind was somewhere else in thought. This Mason guy was really starting to creep me out