The Journey Forward--Part 7

Wufei barely glanced at Sally as she entered the office the two shared. He immediately returned his attention to his phone call. She rolled her eyes as his back turned to her.

“Right,” he said, writing on a sheet of paper. He didn’t acknowledge her as she set the cup of coffee on his desk on her way to hers. “Understood.”

Sally settled into her chair and took a sip of her coffee as she waited for the computer to come back to life. She was determined to have her report finished by the end of the day. Her other paperwork would have to wait.

Wufei finished his phone call without saying goodbye. Sally stopped typing and peered over the monitor at him. He was throwing on his jacket.

“Going somewhere?”

He shot her a glare. He stuffed the sheet of paper he had been writing on in his pocket. Seeing nothing out on his desk, he walked out of the office.

‘What is he up to?’ she wondered, staring at the closed door.

For weeks now, Wufei had been receiving phone calls and messages that he kept from her. He would suddenly leave the office or be gone for days at a time without any explanation. He would tell her to mind her own business or to focus on their work.

‘What is he hiding? And why hide it from me? I thought we were partners.’

Clearly he didn’t trust her. Had he ever trusted her at all? Or had he merely put up with her on Une’s orders?

It was not a happy thought. She quickly finished her report and printed it out. She would drop it off as she headed to Une’s office.


Part VII Wufei barely glanced at Sally as she entered the office the two shared. He immediately returned his attention to his phone call. She rolled her eyes as his back turned to her. “Right,” he said, writing on a sheet of paper. He didn’t acknowledge her as she set the cup of coffee on his desk on her way to hers. “Understood.” Sally settled into her chair and took a sip of her coffee as she waited for the computer to come back to life. She was determined to have her report finished by the end of the day. Her other paperwork would have to wait. Wufei finished his phone call without saying goodbye. Sally stopped typing and peered over the monitor at him. He was throwing on his jacket. “Going somewhere?” He shot her a glare. He stuffed the sheet of paper he had been writing on in his pocket. Seeing nothing out on his desk, he walked out of the office. ‘What is he up to?’ she wondered, staring at the closed door. For weeks now, Wufei had been receiving phone calls and messages that he kept from her. He would suddenly leave the office or be gone for days at a time without any explanation. He would tell her to mind her own business or to focus on their work. ‘What is he hiding? And why hide it from me? I thought we were partners.’ Clearly he didn’t trust her. Had he ever trusted her at all? Or had he merely put up with her on Une’s orders? It was not a happy thought. She quickly finished her report and printed it out. She would drop it off as she headed to Une’s office.


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