Abyss

e hiring manager asked one of the candidates. It was the i

y well-suited to this position bec

rd to seeing the redhead I'd seen in the files. That wasn't normal for me, I

Then, through the glass door in the ad

ca

there with the cheesiest grin painted across his face. I stepped out to gree

astes wine for a living," I

workaholic CEO," he la

oved to Italy after losing his younger sister in a car accident. We talked

aren't for me." I said, eye

friend, but it turns out she fainted thi

de. I'm not busy." I of

nt to bother you, M

I replied wit

l, and Lucas headed in while I steppe

ead lights buzzed slightly, casting a sterile white glow over the polished floor. Nurses moved briskly, their rubber soles s

pital room, I found him huggin

ere sh

ead from

seemed to pull me in,and her red lips soft as secrets whispered to the moon. Bu

Isabelle and -," Lucas t

d, looking just as

Giovanni. I'm sure you all kn

ou," They both

ed pol

as followed, Leaving me alone in the room with Isabelle.

she said gently. "I saw the n

t expec

I replied, g

awkward

iewing you today," I sai

d,surprise

ded quickly, trying to ma

directly in

those hypn

returned with news from the doctor

call me, alright?" The doctor to

how much she'd missed him, how she used to babysit

guys," Isabelle

awless and her voice ,raspy yet sweet, made me want her to keep ta

ght,Mr Giovanni?

ere you saying?" I bl

l was I doing? S

be free,since you are, you know-" she made air quotes " the

n at Isabelle, who was already w

Camille

ucas and Camille hit it off quickly. They had already

it a welcome for Lucas, and for the pa

d parked in front of us. Isabelle and Cami

d Isabelle were whispe

e say he is cold." Camille whispered to Isabelle. "I

" Isabel

d privacy. They do serve this cake that always makes me come back. Also not many people were here.When it was

I'll just have

ner? That's craz

cially around new people. People call me cold but it's just that people irr

y I couldn't ignore. And for a second, something in me stirred, something I hadn't felt in years. I looked

asked to bring m

..gues

rstood. Before she could

nown n

I couldn't place why. I reached for it, about to answer, b

ould have. Waiting, but the call didn't come bac

nce my father passed. Camille had a sharp sense of humor, Lucas was full of entertainin

she wasn't feeling well and needed to h

d in a very long time. And for the first ti