I didn’t breathe until the door closed behind me. My heart felt as though it had been in my throat all evening.
I looked around the room he’d given me. It was beautiful, with its green and gold color scheme and the wicker furniture that stood out amidst all the splashes of color.
Very grown-up, I thought, as I walked around the room, touching the little knick-knacks on the bureau before going over to the windows that looked out over the park.
It was a cool night coming onto the end of September, summer was gasping for its last breath, and the scent of fall was in the air.
I went back over the day’s events as I gazed out of the window at nothing. I’d been so excited when I got back to the editing room. I couldn’t wait to share my good news with Robyn and some of the other girls that had befriended me in the past week.