Chapter 12 - What are you doing here.

[Ava]

"You sounded urgent, what did you want to talk to me about?" I asked Austin, who was staring deeply into my eyes. I was uncomfortable with the way he was looking at me, but I had to stay still.

Austin smiled as he said, "Ava, there is nothing urgent, I just wanted to treat you to a meal; I know if I had said it that way, you would have declined without hesitation."

"Treat me to a meal? Why? No, I mean, I did nothing to deserve that."

"Do you need to do anything before someone offers you a meal? Meanwhile, I heard from the Manager that you told him that I was sick the other day I left for work early, which surprised me because I knew I was too weak to even talk to anyone, I guess you might have noticed it, and if you had not told him, it would have been a problem because I was not supposed to leave the work premises without a formal excuse."

"Oh, is that what this is about?" I asked, and he nodded.

"You don't have to thank me, Austin, I noticed you were slacking behind, and I o