Chapter 22: Chapter 22

**Nancy's POV**

"Mam, your test tube is going to fall," a fellow colleague tries to warn me when I am lost in my own thoughts.

"Oh! Thanks for informing," I say as I place it back and check out the chemical reactions on my notes.

He smiles at me and walks further that is when I see him going to get hit with the bottle of concentrated sulphuric acid.

"Hey! Watch out," I shout at him as I pull him to me and we both fall on the floor.

The falling of the acid alerts all of the staffs and all of their concentration gets fixed on us.

"Are you alright?" I ask him and get up and help him get up from there.

He nods and looks around.

We both look at the acid that is being corrosive on the ground.

"That would have been my skin if you haven't saved me," he turns to me and hugs me being so much emotional with me.

"It's fine. Be careful next time," I pat his back gently and move back to my work. In some minutes they clean it up and get back to work.

All of our team, the team of twenty professional chemist are working on this project and is leaded by me.

It is really troublesome and really difficult to be the team leader and its even harder when you have to work with all sorts of chemicals all day.

So, this is our dream. Dream to develop the best cosmetic for people.

"Mam, it's lunch time," I get asked by a colleague working on the same project together.

"I'll be there," I say as j walk out of my lab. I wash myself better so as not to eat chemicals that I work with and walk to the cafeteria.

"Can I treat you today?" the same guy asks me.

"There's no need...," I try to deny.

" I insist. Please. I can do at least this much for you saving my life," he says and I accept the treat.

He gets me the food in the table where I am waiting for.

"May I sit here?" he asks and I nod.

"I am really fortunate to be able to stay by your side and have the lunch together with you," he says.

"It's fine. It's not a big deal," I say as I take a spoon of cereals into my mouth.

"Do you have a boyfriend team leader?" he asks.

What the heck is he trying to ask? Is he trying to hit on me? Like openly in the cafeteria?

"Sorry but...," he interrupts when I am speaking.

"I am really sorry to ask you a personal question but I heard about fiance," he says and my hand stop in middle.

"What do you mean? Please if you're trying to hit on me taking my situation as an advantage you should stop this?" I say as I look intensely on his eyes.

"No...No... I don't have any intention of hitting on you. I do have a boyfriend," he says.

"Boyfriend?" I whisper. That means he is a gay.

What the hell? What was I even thinking?

"You mean you're a...," I ask but don't complete the sentence.

"Yes, I am. I am dating a really great guy and we're going to get married soon," he whispers with shyness in his eyes.

I smile as I hear that.

Love can be really beautiful. It comes in different ways that one can ever predict. Who knew the cute, little guy in front of me loves a man?

"Congratulations for that! I am glad you are going to get someone in your life," I say as I engulf another bite and smile at him.

I work till five and then, walk out of my lab.

I stretch my body standing in front of the company's building as I scrutinize the blue sky that's going to get darker soon.

Another hard day passes and the sun is ready to set.

I get the beep on my phone.

I tuck it out from my back pocket of my jeans and check it.

~Remember it's my birthday tomorrow. Make sure to come home. Or else I am going to seize all of your belongs in your room- Nathan~

It's my younger brother. He is always too excited about his birthday while I am always sad for having my birthday.

My birthday always reminds me of that awful day which I don't want to remember all of my life.

~What do you want to have lil champ?~ I message him.

The message beeps one more time.

~Get something big like X-box or PS5. My friends always boast about them in the class and my PS4 is quite old to play~ He writes.

~Yes, boss~ I message him back.

I cannot help but smile at his messages. My brother never asks anything with me but if he asks something with me, that surely means he wants to have it seriously.

I am still holding my phone and that's when I get a call.

The caller id is My Love.

I blush slightly when getting a call.

I clear my throat before I pick up the phone.

'Hello'

'You are smiling so much. Can I know the reason?' he asks.

" because...,"

Wait is he around here? How did he know that I am smiling right now?