It was nearly four in the afternoon and she was planning to leave early at 4:30 pm. It had been a rough week for her. After her and Karen’s conversation the previous Monday night, she was left in a somewhat somber mood all week. Work went well enough with the exception of today, but she found it difficult to focus and concentrate. Her mind constantly wondered onto thoughts of Thomas and things from their past, things she had not thought about in years. Karen also had been in a somewhat odd mood since their talk. Usually she would stop into Stephanie’s office periodically during the day and the two would chat for a while. Karen had been very evasive and for some reason Stephanie was the one to initiate conversation. She was worried Karen was upset with her, and asked her about it on Thursday. Karen just told her that she was working on a special project for work and that had been keeping her busy all week. Stephanie was relieved to know that Karen was not upset with her, and just brushed it behind her not even thinking or asking what it was.
