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"Can you file this?" I asked my coworker.
She responded with a friendly nod prompting me to thank her and return back to what I was doing.
I honestly loved working again, and even though I was a little nervous to get back into the field—it was definitely better than sitting home over thinking everything.
Helping people was something I was passionate about, and I think I had forgotten that.
Thankfully for me, unlike my last job—everyone here was professional.
As my phone rang I squinted my eyebrows in confusion.
Nobody called me at work unless it was an emergency—and even then the number wasn't from Javier or André.
I decided to ignore it and continued typing away on the computer.
It was when my phone rang a second time that I knew I had to answer.
"Hello?" I questioned suspiciously.
"Damn, you had a nigga thinking crazy." Clare spoke.
I removed the phone from my ear and gave it a crazy look before responding.
"You're calling already?" I questioned.
"Damn don't sound too excited." He chuckled.
"No I'm happy, it's just—this is the earliest you've ever called, it caught me off guard."
"Remember when I told you I would be gettin' a lil bit more freedom, well..."
"Yeah," I responded.
I had mixed feelings about it honestly, I loved that we could contact each other more, but at what price was what worried me.
"So we can talk—like anytime now?" I questioned.
"Well not exactly—I can call you when ever I'm free basically. It's just that ion really get much free time so..."
"yeah," I responded understandingly.
"I meant to tell you—I'm proud of you for not losing your cool yesterday." I explained.
"Watchu mean?" He questioned.
"Everything that happened between Destins parents, I half expected you to lose it." I said honestly.
"I can't blame you for thinking that, but it wasn't my business. It might not be right—but with everything we got goin on, I'm not tryna stick my nose in anybody else's business."
