He Slept At Office | Learn English Through Story Level 2 | English Listening Practice

I woke up early. The sun was not up yet. I went to the kitchen. I made coffee. The smell was good. I sat at the table. I opened my notebook. I looked at our money. I am an accountant. I like numbers. I like order. I wrote down all our bills. The rent was due soon. The car payment,

too. We needed food. We needed gas. I added everything. I looked at the total. We had enough money. But not much extra. I needed to save more. I took out my coupons. I cut them from the newspaper. I had many coupons. One was for bread. One was for milk. One was for eggs.

I put the coupons in my purse. I would use them later. Every dollar was important. I was careful with money. Mason came into the kitchen. He looked very tired. His eyes were red. His face was pale. He sat down slowly. I smiled at him. "Good morning." He did not smile back. He just nodded.

He looked at his plate. I made eggs and toast. His favorite breakfast. But he did not eat. He pushed the plate away. He looked at the table. He looked at the wall. He looked anywhere but at me. "Are you sick?" I asked. I was worried. "You look very tired." "I am fine." he said. His

voice was quiet. He still did not look at me. I put my hand on his hand. His hand was cold. "You need to eat." I said. "You need your strength." He pulled his hand away. He stood up. He walked to the window. He looked outside. I felt worried. Something was wrong. But, I did not know what.

Mason was my husband. We were married for 10 years. I trusted him. "Carlin." He said. He still looked out the window. "I need to tell you something." My heart beat faster. I waited. I did not say anything. "A big project came to the firm." He said. "It is very important. The deadline is