I froze for a few seconds, completely surprised to see Nicholas here.

"Why aren't you answering your phone?" He asked sharply like nothing happened.

I checked my phone. I'd accidentally hit the silent switch. There were five missed calls from Nicholas.

In these two years, this was a first—Nicholas calling so many times because he couldn't find me.

Before, this would have made me really happy, but now, I felt nothing. We couldn't just ...