CHAPTER 22 SAIRAH Monday, office at 10 am. Spending days in SoCal, traveling on the plane for hours, and exhausting time with DJ yesterday– I should have been drained of physical and mental resources, but I was surprised that I woke up this morning, having regained strength and in good spirit. I guess Devlin’s late-night heartwarming messages and early morning greeting helped a lot, plus the fact that DJ’s arms were wrapped around my neck when I woke up. It felt so good to have him beside me. In a way, a piece of Devlin seemed so near even though he was so far. I was ready to go through my Monday tasks, which had become heavier than usual due to the break I took last week. Files on folders were on top of my desk given earlier by Divina. Even so, I had a smile on my face when I looke