Josephine rushed out of the office and barged. into Atticus’ office, urgently announcing, “Mr. Kowalski, I have to go somewhere far to attend to an urgent matter. Please find someone to replace me for my work.”
After saying that, she didn’t say anything else and sprinted out of the room and the company’s premises to go home to pack. She needed to get to the airport as soon as possible.
She returned home and frantically searched for her passport. Heidi, who was still hanging laundry to dry in the yard, asked curiously when she saw her daughter come home so early. “Joey? What are you doing at home at this hour?”
Josephine then emerged with a bag on her back and said to her mother, “Mom, I need to go on a trip for something urgent. Don’t worry about me.” “A trip?” Heidi asked, “Where are you going?”
“To a very faraway place. I need to see Ethan.” “Are you going on a trip with Ethan?” Heidi asked, confused. However, she wouldn’t worry if Josephine was with Ethan.
Josephine could only lie to her. “Yes, I’m going to see him.” She couldn’t help the tears welling up in her eyes as she turned around. “Okay, go ahead! Be safe! Do you have all your documents with you?”
“I have them all, Mom. I’m off.” Josephine quickly went to her car to head to the airport. Tears streamed down her face throughout the journey. When she arrived at the airport, she boarded the earliest connecting flight. Even though she hadn’t reached her destination physically, she was mentally already in the Arctic.
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