On getting to the sitting room, she stood transfixed on seeing who it was, her heart began to race, she had forgotten about him and here he was, standing in front of her with a bouquet of rose flowers.

" Victor?".

" Hey, Alice", he stood before her smiling but Alice wasn't smiling back.

" What are you doing here?",

" Uh...",

" Why didn't you tell me you were coming?", she asked not letting him talk,

" I wanted to inform you but you were not picking up my calls or replying to my ...