Cyrus

"Where is he by the way?" I asked as I got to the door. I had been in such a haste that you had forgotten to ask where to find his office.

"The office at the end of the corridor," she said. "If he's not there then you can wait for him here."

"Thank you." A thought crossed my mind just then. "Where's your brother?"

"He's..." She shrugged, trailing off. "I don't know, playing with a group of boys maybe."

I smiled sadly at her and shook my head as I walked out of the room. The aura around her was plain loneliness. I knew it was terrible for...