Chapter 26

She felt relaxed. Her secretary had since closed for the day and she was almost certain she would likely be the only one left in the building by now. She had cultivated the habit of staying long at work because her house felt too big and lonely whenever she was in it. Unconsciously, it became a habit. Leaving work late, sometimes as late as eight or nine. She remembered how many times Daniel had complained about her late-night work at the office but that hadn t stopped her, rather she would take her work home and work into the late night. She became so cocooned in her work, she forgot all about her loneliness. But for the first time in many years, Mitchell felt lonely. It was as if her soul yearns for something, but what it was yearning for, was what she didn t know nor have an idea of. She worked back to her seat and perfunctorily packed her bag. She was to have dinner with her boss at his vacation home on the beach. They always do this once in a while. She would use t