“Not in person, no. I’ve seen you around, though.”She looked me in the eyes again, this time triggering an empathic connection.She asked softly,...“Why do I feel like I know you?”Curious to see where this was going, I didn’t break the connection and asked her again, “Why did Tony break up with you?”She gasped, “You ... You already know why.”I insisted, “Tell me why Tony broke up with you.”She said shakily, “He said he fell in love with ... another man.”“What else did he tell you, Vanessa? How did. "I'll have to take six months off." No!" exclaimed Wendy. "Mum's still going to need care after the six months even though it won't be so intensive. Someone will need to be here full time during the school holidays. You're due to take over as senior partner in the next two or three years. It's not a question of just six months. If you stop for six months you'll stop for ever. If anyone is going to give up work it's going to be me." No! You've made a flying start and are the youngest APM in your. ’ ‘Well, I definitely want to talk to you more about it. When do you get your break?’ Cara looked over her shoulder at the clock on the back wall. ‘About 20 minutes or so.’ ‘Well, come back and join us when you get a chance.’ ‘Sure thing. For now, let me get your orders in and then I’ll be back as soon as I can.’ Twenty minutes, Cara was seated at the girls’ table with her order of chicken fingers and fries, listening to how exams went, weekend plans, and general college gossip. ‘Speaking of. 2 minute shower and 1 minute to find some nice clothing. I honestly had a million things running through my head. What if I never saw her again? Will she hate me for ditching? And just as we left I saw her.She was walking back to her room from her pool. So I stopped her and told her to meet up at 2-3 at the lobby. Just as she left my parents walked out and we went out to eat lunch. Lunch wasn’t bad but I could not wait for it to be over. Everyone has that feeling. Most people want time to move.