Book Two Branch Two Hundred and Twenty

Aletta heard a knock on the door. Since she and Joshua decided to stay away from each other today was the day where she felt so hopeless and helpless about the situation.

She wanted to stay in and not attend to anything but because she knew that her not showing up to work would spark up more rumours between the staff at the company she had to suck it up and make it to work.

She was not expecting any visitors or deliveries so she did not expect them as she opened the door. Her seeing an open-eyed Joshua standing there with a bouquet in hand and a bright smile on his face was so shocking that she took a step back.

"Surprise" he said holding out the bouquet to her. She pushed the bouquet aside so she could see his face.

"What are you doing here?" she asked in a hushed whisper her eyes darting around the entire street. Luckily for her, the street was empty and not a soul was in sight.

"You don't have to worry about anyone seeing us," Joshua said.

"I don't? Why?" she asked. Suddenly from