Chapter 20: "Is This A Date?"

Linda walks slowly to the hospital parking lot with an unsteady gait, her feet dragging.

Her shoulders slump, and her eyes downcast in evident sadness at the sight she just witnessed.

After giving the lunch basket to Fred, she left the rest area to return to her office.

But on second thought, she decided to go back and see her crush eating the lunch she gifted him. She reckoned the sight would be fulfilling. She'd keep him company and poke silly jokes while he ate.

And the best part is, it will draw them closer.

With a mischievous smile, she turned back towards the rest area in time to see him leave the room, holding the lunch basket. He went in the opposite direction from her.

Linda stopped, her eyebrows creased in curiosity, wondering where was headed. “That is not the way to his office.” She soliloquies and starts following him from a safe distance.

Fred entered the children's ward of the hospital and Linda began to worry If the man planned to eat while working. “His shift is over