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the day when you guys are gawking over him,” he said as he rolled his eyes.
    “Our hero,” Sarah and I said. We looked at each other and laughed.
    “Oh yeah, what’s this guy’s name anyway,” I asked between fits of giggles.
    “His name is Br—”
    Just then, the conference room opened and five people walked in after Ms. Wilson. I looked up from our conversation, and I immediately froze.
    Why does that guy look so familiar? Ohmygod, it can’t be—it can’t possibly be him .
    But it was.
    There, standing next to Ms. Wilson was none other than Brandon.
    I stared, shell-shocked and confused as waves of anxiety, pain, and happiness washed through me.
    “Is this a dream?” I uttered under by breath, audible enough that only Sarah seemed to have heard me.
    She turned to me and whispered, “Did you say a dream?”
    “Um, no sorry, I—I was just talking to myself,” I whispered back. Ugh, why do you always seem to blurt out stuff at the worst moments! What if he heard you?
    I looked up at Brandon. Yes, i t was definitely him. While my heart fluttered with joy, my stomach twisted with anguish and I felt sick. For the last six months, I desperately wanted to see him again, but this wasn’t how I imagined things to be. How was it possible that he works here?
    Still paralyzed by the shock of seeing him, I barely heard Ms. Wilson’s introduction of the five people next to her.
    “—and this is Ms. Josephine Kim, she will be the group leader for Group A. And here we have Mr. Brandon Fisher, and he will be the group leader for Group B …”
    I inhaled sharply when I heard his name—his full name.
    “That’s him ,” Sarah whispered to me in excitement, “Wow, those pictures don’t do him justice. Can you believe he’s going to be our group leader?”
    “I—I can’t believe this.” I was stunned. The man who haunted my dreams every night, the man who I met in Cancun, the man who took my virginity was the Brandon Fisher, the son of the CEO and founding partner of the company I was going to work for. This man who I fell in love with and broke my heart was going to be my group leader. My boss. This was too surreal. My head was spinning and I could not think straight. How could this be happening?
    “Now that I have introduced your group leaders, why don’t we go through each group and have you guys introduce yourselves to your group leader?” Ms. Wilson’s words broke into my thoughts.
    Fear suddenly shot through me and I felt queasy. I wasn’t sure if Brandon had spotted me yet, but I wasn’t ready for him to see me—I wasn’t ready to face him.
    But before I knew it, I heard Sarah introduce herself next to me . “Hi Brandon, I’m Sarah O’Brien and I’m on your team. I look forward to working with you,” she said as she beamed at him.
    Then to my horror, the entire room turned their attention to me, including Brandon. For a brief moment, I thought I saw a spark of recognition in his eyes, but then it was gone. Pain paralyzed me as he stared at me blankly. I expected him to look as shocked as I felt when I met his gaze. I expected—no, I needed some reaction from him to justify this pain that I’ve carried inside my heart for the last six months. But I got nothing—his smile was warm, but empty.
    Sarah nudged me, “H ey, it’s your turn,” she whispered. I blinked and realized the entire room was looking at me expectantly.
    “Um. Hi. I’m Emma ,” I said slowly, “Emma Anderson, and I’m in Group B as well.” My face felt hot as I fought back the tears.
    “Hi Emma. It’s very nice to meet you. I look forward to working with you,” Brandon said, his deep voice was warm and inviting. I looked at him in disbelief, confused by the sincerity in his voice.
    Can it be possible that he forgot about me?
    Finally, I inhaled deeply and said, “Thank you. It is nice meeting you too,” I said. If he really had forgotten about me, I refused to let him think that I had spent any time thinking