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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. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznuAZVLI4X
Did I really hope that something would change just because she smiled at me at the restaurant? 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡes4zxWy4ep
Some employees at least nodded in my direction as acknowledgement at the office.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7H9eUn9ZD
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.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LK2J4nVAG
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. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogyLE77uQC
They'll just abandon me in the end. The fear of abandonment led me to loneliness. I feared being abandoned. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMpTWBDDfx
But then why did that smile mean something more to me?187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNRXcTEl5t
It felt as if she cared. That she acknowledges me outside of the only place I probably go, work.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAEdt8c7C6
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.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhy8TqKfzD
A voice disrupted my thoughts.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLSBlCnAoa
"Hey! Is it done yet? Do it fast! Stop daydreaming. We have a meeting to attend!" 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdILATC13j
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. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJt9CCvjt8
You see what I mean? 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAKAxgMx5S
Bet you $5 that he doesn't even remember or know my name. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIaYrBxC7c
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.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyvTkHkxiq
"Thanks" 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IYsCp6Z8O
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.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS54CGxrA4G
Was she always kind or did I just notice it today?187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8O5JHNGl5k
Probably the latter.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGg5bZ02y9c
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. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUevZwBncI
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. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBtFDY1uQl
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. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrudKqu0lhO
I purchased a meal from the nearby McDonalds on my way and arrived at my fortress of comfort.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ51YAzNvUD
Fake gold painted metal '01' sign on my door glinted under the yellow hallway light. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrALeW5ZyW
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.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qUW8F0r5k
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.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6I5mNIauYJ
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.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmES0UPCS5
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.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiixbJspxo
After finishing my chicken burger meal, I throw the trash and crawl into my bed. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6LLVmFl2i
I laid on the soft mattress, thinking about Zairas smile while staring into the black bedbox ceiling. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rw0FrhXOZ
Why is she stuck on my mind?187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18meEpaSQi
I dont like thinking about the woman she reminded me of yet there was a longingness for that smile. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4pAqJ1UgD
I closed my eyes, dark consuming me and I fell into a dreamless sleep. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMtxKGZFaJ
The next morning I woke up and went to work.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKPcqvn8Ww
Rest of the whole week was like a clock.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3G388qDowk
Wake up, 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQInYUgu4kz
go to work, 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAN9GiQLRiJ
clean, 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCkK516QE1
print or scan, 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wrxURFF2f
make coffee, 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdJdkttksf
serve it, 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65xvuTzDaT
get insulted because employees are frustrated, 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBCMlYZQba
go home, 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTuauWHGtG
eat,187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡct24iddiGn
sleep 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpNs8hl2jD
and repeat. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XYr4qxhhl
Boring as hell but a few kind gestures and smiles from Zaira made me get through the week.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynxIrSq22M
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. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbketdqzjL
The aroma of coffee and chocolate filled my nostrils, soothing my soul. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQygu6i613V
It wasn't that crowded but almost all the tables and couches were occupied.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cRq7RR2o2
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. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYSkr0pAR4
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. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyowUV70ir
It was her again, Zaira. But the man behind her, held her hand and made her laugh.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9siPrmKAsJ
I wanted to see if she would look and smile at me or not. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8yR35aon5
I wondered if my longingness would be fulfilled or not. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUTUO5BsZH
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? 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aTB6YK4lX
Her smile reminded me too much of her, 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9gK6VLeBV
too much of that monster. 187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLtZ2BBDwe
Too much of my dear dead mother.187Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUltUc2cIG7
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