It was hard coming to terms with the reality of me being in that call with Phil, who was my most recent ex. At that point, I wished I had never given in to the temptations of thinking about my ex as that seemed to be what had made him suddenly remember that I existed.“What the heck do you want, Phil?” I was aggressive with my words, as I was looking to make it clear I didn't want to have anything doing with him.“Sheesto dolm down, Julia…” he laughed as he seemed to enjoy the reaction he evoked from me. “We're not still fighting, are we?” “You bastard…” I let out, trying my very best to keep my voice under control. I just didn't get why he chose to show up in my life again at that point where he was totally unneeded. “If you going to tell me what this sudden call us all about then I would be hanging up right about now.”“What the heck is wrong with two friends trying to catch up with each other? Quit making this look like we are some sworn enemies that can never get together ever ag

“Guessed what we've got tomorrow…” Michael bolted happily into my office with a broad smile on his face that had me snapping out of the thoughts I had been drowning in. I looked up at him with an obvious lack of excitement aa that couldn't stay hidden. My reaction had him shocked obviously, but then I couldn't care less.“What is it?” I asked while trying to stop my voice from sounding negative and pessimistic. “Seriously…?” Michael stared at me in disbelief. “How can you not know?”“Know what?” I asked, feeling somewhat frustrated that I was being left in the dark about something that was going on in my own company. It was hard placing what was happening two days from then. In my current state of mind, all that was on my mind was what would happen on the day after that— Tamika's grand reappearance.Michael let out a slight chortle in disbelief, making me even more confused as I had been all about Tamika and her meeting with Helen that day. “There are about a thousand employees in

The same nightmare that had gotten me worried all through the morning was the same one that woke me up from the vegetative state I had sunken in. “You’re up, finally…” “Dr. Meyers…” I identified my doctor's voice immediately, as I slowly sat up in bed, with a heavy heart. “What the hell, happened?” My head was hurting badly as well, and that had me feeling uncomfortable sitting up. I was soon lying back down. “I should be asking you that, Dolph.” Dr. Meyers stared back at me with his cold, icy gaze which was nothing short of judgemental. “Did you—”“I didn't relapse. Do you think I would like to go back to that phase after everything I have been through?” I asked, in my defense. “It's probably the stress of everything getting to me.”Dr. Meyers didn't seem convinced by anything I said to him, and that had me wondering what exactly I had done. It felt like I had gotten myself into something without knowing.“Are you sure about that?” Dr. Meyers asked one more time like he was a cop

“Right on time…” Michael teased as he took a glance at his watch while coming down the stairs for the lunch break. He seemed to be always happy whenever he saw me and that was something I could never get tired of. “You know I'm never tardy, unlike some other people are.” I was also feeling the same way. The memories of our time together the previous night were still clear in my head, as it had me wanting more and more of him. “I'm never tardy as well.” Michael protested as he took me by the hand as we made for his car which was in the underground parking lot meant for employees only. “Don't try to make it look like it's done sort of quality unique to women who go by the name Julia.”“Yeah… whatever. What have you been up to?” I asked as we both went into his backseat. “Well…” he said as we shut the doors of the car on both sides. “I've been wrapping up the plans for the tenth-anniversary celebration which is due tomorrow.” “Oh… that's so sudden…” I said as that made me feel a bit

“Why am I hearing of the tenth-anniversary celebration just now?” Tamika asked, sounding a bit betrayed by the fact that she had just heard of the event the night before it.“I forgot it as well,” I said, putting my palm to my temple as I felt bad about my forgetfulness over something that important. “The stress and the pressure of everything made me just lose knowledge of it.”“You've got to be kidding me…” Tamika sighed, as she sat on the bed. “I have just tomorrow to get ready for the show, and now I've got to be at the anniversary. You would be stretching me too thin, don't you think?”“I understand your predicament, Tamika…” I took in a deep breath and exhaled heavily. “I would skip it if there was a way to. But I have to be there and you would have to be there as well, just for effects, nothing more. You would be gone after the smiles for the camera.”She stared at me with that gaze that was indirectly accusing me of making up stuff. But then she was well aware that she wasn't l