RED

Lavender (part 2)

Kiana washed her hands, then wiped them dry with a tissue paper before heading out of the restroom. So far, so good, everything seemed normal and it pleased her. She headed back to her desk, but as she drew closer, she noticed something strange on her desk. Her brows slightly furrowed in confusion and eventually, she came to a standstill in front of her desk as she stared at the fancy packaged bouquet of red roses laying on her desk. She looked left and right, all around her for any strange behaviour, but she got nothing. It made her wonder who might have left such beautiful flowers on her desk. She also thought of the possibility that someone might have left it there by mistake, so she sighted Macy and called for her attention.

"Macy, do you know who left these here?" She asked and Macy had to look away from the folder she had at hand and to the roses on Kiana's desk. Her eyes instantly lit up.

"Yeah. It was delivered about a few minutes ago." She explained.

"Delivered? By whom? Who's it from?" Kiana asked all at once, the gesture itself all too new to her. Macy shrugged her shoulders as she walked closer to Kiana's desk.

"Kiana, it was delivered by the delivery man. You weren't here so I signed on your behalf. As for whom it's from, well, we can find that out by reading this little note the secret admirer was kind enough to leave." She explained, with a simple smile on her face, before picking up the small folded card from the bouquet, one which Kiana hadn't noticed.

"Secret admirer? Card?" She asked in surprise and Macy nodded.

"Yup. So, should I read it?" Macy asked in curiosity, eyes widened in anticipation.

Right that moment, Enrico walked out of his office and her eyes shifted from Macy to Enrico. As their eyes met, he eventually came to a standstill.

"Kiana, come on. Should I read it out loud for you to hear as well? I'm really curious as to whom this secret admirer of yours might be." Macy pleaded, causing Kiana to shift her eyes back to her. She took a look at the card in Macy's hands. A memory of Enrico gifting her the wristwatch and eventually kissing, flashed through her mind. Perhaps, this was some sort of apology or reconciliation from his part. A slow but simple smile surfaced on her face. It wasn't all over after all.

Enrico couldn't help noticing the bouquet of red roses that laid on Kiana's desk, causing his brows to slightly cease up. At the mention of a secret admirer, his eyes immediately shifted back to her.

"Kiana, why are you smiling?" Macy asked, a little confused, causing Kiana to instantly look up to her. The smile that was once on her face was now gone. Immediately, she realised Enrico might have sent these flowers for some reason, she could only find out by reading that card but it was in Macy's hands. It wouldn't be nice if Macy read it and happened to find out what's going on, so she quickly snatched it from Macy's hands.

"Hey!" Macy called, disapproving of that single action.

"I'm sorry but... I'll read this later, so please go ahead and continue with your work. I'm sure you have a lot to do." Kiana stated in the best calm and modest manner she could portray, hoping she didn't hurt her feelings or sounded rude.

Macy stared at Kiana for a moment before letting out a light scoff followed by a smile.

"Kiana, it would be better you just tell me, you don't want me finding out about who your secret admirer is... Fine, okay. I'll leave." Macy stated, then walked away and before Kiana could return her gaze back to Enrico, he walked past her taking her a little by surprise.

She watched as he walked away. A light sigh escaped her lips as she wondered why Enrico wouldn't just speak directly to her. Why go through the stress of getting her these beautiful roses? Nevertheless, she was going to find out right now. Kiana opened the card and began reading.