The night before the function

Robin went to the living room and saw her lying. So he went up to her side and stood right next to hers.

“Lucy…..”.

“I’m tired to even talk. Give me a glass of water and leave me alone for a bit.” She spoke in a soft voice.

Robin paused for a moment before replying, “Sure then.” He went back to the kitchen and brought back a glass of water then handed it out to her.

“Here.”

She sits up and took the glass of water from his hands.

“Thanks.”

She took a sip and gulped it down in one go.

“How was your day?” he asked, taking the glass away from her.

“Quite horrible.”

“And why’s that?”.

“Well…um….”.

She heaved a sigh and took a deep breath, tucking away the hair which fell over her face.

“There was a lot of work going throughout the whole day and I….can’t express how much tired I am.”

“Oh….what happened at the office? They usually don’t keep you for so long, do they?”.

“No, it’s….”.

She explained everything to him.

“Oh, no wonder you were cooped up throughout the day.”

“But, weren’t they awa