His heart thumped against his chest as he raced down the stairs, his mouth dry as he feared that Louisa must have left his house when he hadn't replied her text messages.
She had sent the last text an hour ago as he'd unfortunately been held up in a traffic jam caused by a crowd of Christmas revellers. He hurried to the kitchen, looking into every room on his way there, still, she wasn't there.
With shaky hands and bated breath, he clicked on her name on his phone.
***
Louisa hummed under her breath as she made her way towards the kitchen door, she'd gone to deliver a basket of meals to Tunji and his colleague, though she'd met only Tunji at their quarters; his colleague was at the gate.
