Ghost in the Wind

er we graduated

ere both interns a

s in the investment department. Through wo

and attain success on my own conditions, conc

on, I worked overtime every

reaking havoc outside, my feeli

was preparing to head h

er outage, plunging the ent

at I instinctively d

ppeared, his phone light

t the power has gone out. It's

fore finally responding, "Yo

th a smile, "I was wait

s, I often described Br

his straightforwardness made a direct mov

so much meaning, making

held my hand securely with the other, making

oding throughout the city and rendering it impossible to flag down a cab

carried me on his back throug

, I felt an overwhelming sens

utual, being togeth

office romances, so we had to

ituation and demanded that we either

and I decided to resign a

so long, I understo

ng a business was a plan he had set s

pplying for bank loans to selecting a company loca

ient startup funds, I scoured second

ten places at once, taking on roles from HR to janitor

elt like it wasn't my own,

ried, but I felt a deep

girlfriend. I'm as t

d as he pulled me in

I promise you'll never ha

age was that he nev

y days of entrepreneurship w

lder the heavy workload anymore and resumed my initial

hat Lisa ente

mother, who had died prematurely. As a result, B

o escape her father's pressure to

y on Brett, she volunteer

's money. I studied financial management in

still respected me a

f you're really uncomfortable, I ca

, I agreed to let Lisa sta

Brett's sincer

e most sincere feelings c

ly chose to save Lisa, l

owing the truest v