<div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/74/Siren2.jpg)</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Aline Myobi -</strong> <em>Chatting with Bastiaan...</em></span></div><br/>His words comforted her. The constant worries of,<em>what if this turns out to be the biggest mistake in my life and is a huge bust?</em>along with,<em>what if no one takes me seriously because of my age?</em>seemed to slowly dissipate as he boosted her confidence. Something that, surprisingly, Aline had very little of. She could easily put up a brave front but when it came to self-esteem, she crumbled.<br/><br/><em>Oh no, I'm just fine really. Peachy even. Despite my office being turned into my new room and the kitchen stocked full of nutty energy bars and cup ramen.</em>The sarcasm dripping in her own mind almost made her cringe, but instead she answered with a reassuring, "I'm fine. Really." Her own hand lifted to rest gently on top of his, as if that simple action would somehow convince him he had nothing to worry about.<br/><br/>The darkening skies outside told her that it was getting late and Aline realized that she had stayed far longer than she had first intended. Before he could protest, she reached across and picked up his empty plate before stacking it on top of hers, utensils soon following and headed to the sink to clean up. "It's the least I can do after you let me share a meal so unexpectedly." As she washed, she remembered why she had dropped by in the first place. "By the way, was there something you wanted to talk to me about?"