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Everything was normal on Friday. I mean, nothing was actually different before. The office's atmosphere was the same as usual. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMRZt1gEDz
Did I really hope that something would change just because she smiled at me at the restaurant? 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJme9oSKlt
Some employees at least nodded in my direction as acknowledgement at the office.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yn39QhTVQ
I haven't been working long at the office, probably for six months. It was difficult to get this job, even if it was a mere one.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbMh3t3dVh
As a clerk, I wasn't expecting anyone to be friends with me because what I did for money was to clean mess in the office, serve coffee, and print and scan the stuff given to me. It didn't bother me. But for a change it'd feel nice to have someone to whom I could talk to. But then again, I don't trust people easily. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfoIlafNSq
They'll just abandon me in the end. The fear of abandonment led me to loneliness. I feared being abandoned. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYJLsyOWmZ
But then why did that smile mean something more to me?193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkS5hU6ZIIk
It felt as if she cared. That she acknowledges me outside of the only place I probably go, work.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGREM7TdfcU
The way she smiled that day reminded me of her, yet she didn't. The woman who scarred me for life. Both mentally and physically.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LTbl5APC1
A voice disrupted my thoughts.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMthS67YSCV
"Hey! Is it done yet? Do it fast! Stop daydreaming. We have a meeting to attend!" 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CWSdFdqY6
It was Mr.Kim yelling at me from his desk, urging me to finish the printing fast. It's not my fault that the printer is slow. Fucking do it yourself. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkvEk34dsp
You see what I mean? 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnpKHLCrh5
Bet you $5 that he doesn't even remember or know my name. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDetF1tGS7
I finished printing the documents as quickly as I could and handed them over to Ms.Cook who was impatiently waiting outside the meeting room along with Ms.Baxi. Celia passed the prints to Zaira.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFIzg6x7W9
"Thanks" 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7PqX8WsLl
Zaira Baxi said in a small voice while flipping the pages of the documents, probably making sure everything is in order. Her eyes glued to the pages. While Celia Cook just walked inside the translucent glass of the meeting room. She gave me a small smile before following Celia's footsteps.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hWF4HrswR
Was she always kind or did I just notice it today?193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGDN3GqvMP
Probably the latter.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3l1scji3To
Zaira Baxi was an eye appealing half-Indian girl. She had clear olive skin tone with big doe eyes and a cute button nose. Her smallness and her soft cheeks reminded me of those anime girls with big eyes. Her dark brown hair almost black fell straight till the middle of her back. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhL0i8rA4vE
I got back to my work of cleaning, leaving the thoughts of little kind gestures in the back of my head. After cleaning the coffee spilled on the desk, I didn't have work to do because the whole department was busy with some meetings. Everything else was done. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbDKylJWCJ
Time couldn't move any slower. I didn't like to be sitting idle, alone with my thoughts. Because no matter how hard I try I keep thinking about my past. That's why, by the time the clock hit 7:00 pm, I was so ready to dash out of here and go to sleep. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTZiKbumvj
I purchased a meal from the nearby McDonalds on my way and arrived at my fortress of comfort.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyOVglAv4M
Fake gold painted metal '01' sign on my door glinted under the yellow hallway light. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcOGXHWQ78
As I closed the door behind me, noise from the crying kid coming from downstairs subsided a little, to a level where it didnt hurt my ear anymore but it was still there. Kids were obnoxious, self centered little piece of shits and straight up aggravating.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rur8n2Wq0
My loft was a home to all sorts of noise because it was literally situated above a bigass toy store on the main street. The rent was a little cheap because no one wanted to live in such a noisy place; I was the only one willing.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqU5nDevU47
After freshening up, I climbed the stairs which led me to the top of my bedbox. Its a space overlooking the street. A small wooden table kept near the edge of the area with two sets of cushions kept against the wall.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TKmUSUK21
I settle down and take a large bite of my burger and sip coke as my R&B playlist plays on shuffle in the background. The loudness of the music numbed the ruckus around the apartment.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Jrumul8Q3
After finishing my chicken burger meal, I throw the trash and crawl into my bed. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2lDD8VI8I
I laid on the soft mattress, thinking about Zairas smile while staring into the black bedbox ceiling. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfnqrpq00K
Why is she stuck on my mind?193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzry1Pbt67c
I dont like thinking about the woman she reminded me of yet there was a longingness for that smile. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3yHuuQoz2
I closed my eyes, dark consuming me and I fell into a dreamless sleep. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKUjh1B4vX
The next morning I woke up and went to work.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzlGfd8UeL
Rest of the whole week was like a clock.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQGiqH7RoN
Wake up, 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSQmwEMLJ6
go to work, 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgLQKd8Scl
clean, 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDmxTUfIrQ
print or scan, 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRZl0TBuPa
make coffee, 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvf99hBLi8
serve it, 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nv8CEoR7j
get insulted because employees are frustrated, 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN915kIijE0
go home, 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyFSz3vY5V
eat,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFyzPxSppm
sleep 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyMi4Xk7hn
and repeat. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Vrh3MGadO
Boring as hell but a few kind gestures and smiles from Zaira made me get through the week.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgv6U2sRYZ
It was now Sunday and I was sitting in a famous local café because I wanted to treat myself with the best chocolate chip pancakes for surviving the week. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjVMJ8KwCK
The aroma of coffee and chocolate filled my nostrils, soothing my soul. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9lEi9w3wC
It wasn't that crowded but almost all the tables and couches were occupied.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0lnUEHngW
I was impatiently waiting for my pancakes so I looked at the authorised personnel only door behind the counter every passing 5 seconds. I don't think I ate dinner yesterday. My stomach was growling. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdniASELGD
The whole week wasn't worth mentioning until now. I looked at the door again but this time before I could divert my attention elsewhere, my eyes landed on the familiar back at the counter that I see everyday. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvM8pE3EyZx
It was her again, Zaira. But the man behind her, held her hand and made her laugh.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2b6NcG5ED
I wanted to see if she would look and smile at me or not. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEGP3LvKIF
I wondered if my longingness would be fulfilled or not. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3cM10IXOb
I don't even know if I like her as a woman or not but why does she seem to sooth and ache the wound in my heart at the same time? 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGX5pkshymx
Her smile reminded me too much of her, 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCfIIQBrOG
too much of that monster. 193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqPci66avi
Too much of my dear dead mother.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlF4xWOq6N
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