She realized that she’s going to be late for work. At this hour, she’ll have trouble getting up the lift. Zack hasn’t turned up. It sure looks like Zack has stood her up.
Nancy, with breakfast in hand, was planning to call for a taxi. Yesterday she was late for a short while and Supervisor Tailor already gave her a dressing down. If she’s late again, she’ll definitely have to work overtime again!
It was the morning peak hour and it is impossible to get a taxi. She tried Uber but there were 10 in the queue. She is feeling hopeless now.
At this moment, Zack’s BMW 7 series appeared before her. She was so happy to see him and hurriedly got into the car.
Before she could say anything, Zack said, “I’m sorry to keep you waiting.”
“Yeah, I…” Nancy wanted to complain but quickly held back. After all, he came to pick her up out of goodwill. She can’t take his kindness for granted.
“No, no, the traffic must be bad this morning,” Nancy said understandingly.
“No, I slept too late last night and overslept this morning. Zack unknowingly told her the “Truth”.
Nancy thought to herself, it was he who helped her fall asleep with that music and didn’t know when he went to bed. It looks like she was the cause of it.
She didn’t know what to say next and raised her hand, “See, I brought you breakfast!”
While driving, Zack looked at what Nancy brought and asked, “Please remove the eggshell, I’d like a bite. I’m hungry.”
Nancy removed the shell delicately and offered the hard-boiled egg to Zack. Zack was driving and didn’t reach out for the egg. He just opened his mouth in anticipation. Nancy’s eyes opened widely and wondered if he expects her to feed him the eggs?
Seeing that Nancy was hesitating, Zack glanced at her and said, “I’m driving.”
Nancy understood and positioned the egg toward his mouth. With a few bites, he finished the eggs. With this little gesture, Nancy felt that she can die at any moment without regrets.
She once again was covered in goosebumps. Her childish heart pound vigorously.
It was 8:56 when they reached the car park. Nancy dashed to the reserved lift and urged Zack over. “Hurry up! I’m going to be late!”
Zack ran over, “Okay, coming!”
Some of the co-workers saw this and surely the rumors will start to spread. This lady must be the boss’s girlfriend.
Nancy was just in time as she punched in. She hastily handed the rest of the breakfast to Zack and reminded him, “Remember to finish your breakfast. The sandwiches are delicious.”
She ran a couple of steps, turned around, “Remember to heat them up before eating.”
Zack smiled as he saw Nancy ran into her office. Looking at the breakfast in hand, he thought to himself that his choice was right after all.
True enough, Supervisor Tailor caught Nancy rushing in. Damn, I’m finished. I’m going to get a mouthful from her again. However, before Supervisor Tailor could say anything, Zack entered the office. “Supervisor Tailor, can you come over for a moment? I’ve something to discuss with you.”
Nancy’s colleagues looked towards the door. Nancy could see the side of him as a senior executive but with the sandwich and coffee in hand, it appeared to ruin that image.