Melissa nodded and waited until the older woman had left.

With the sole light coming from her desk lamp, she propped her chin on her hand and browsed through the pile of paper. Before she knew it, the clock registered one o'clock.

Melissa stretched her arms and was just about to head to bed when she received a message.

It was from Marcus. "How is Matthew today?"

Melissa typed out her reply. “He is doing all right. He was in good spirits the whole day."