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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. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HsPilqTs2
Did I really hope that something would change just because she smiled at me at the restaurant? 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncz7ocpFKI
Some employees at least nodded in my direction as acknowledgement at the office.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuJqfDdQ8E
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.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PeZWxswHc
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. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLq1EgY9xn
They'll just abandon me in the end. The fear of abandonment led me to loneliness. I feared being abandoned. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMmfV463od
But then why did that smile mean something more to me?188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyriW37yK4
It felt as if she cared. That she acknowledges me outside of the only place I probably go, work.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfeC1rh1Y8
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.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5wSRomgmP
A voice disrupted my thoughts.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGjSzzQnv1
"Hey! Is it done yet? Do it fast! Stop daydreaming. We have a meeting to attend!" 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTz7yIQz0Z9
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. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRpQSmdFyD
You see what I mean? 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXBWfD32rJ
Bet you $5 that he doesn't even remember or know my name. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Iz8lCcyMN
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.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaR0jruTKy
"Thanks" 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIkdUI2ExI
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.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl1Nm0LjQf
Was she always kind or did I just notice it today?188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY1F955p5X
Probably the latter.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqMvLkNsDn
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. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTud00fXuVE
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. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2A8Tqghdfv
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. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWHWm832uP
I purchased a meal from the nearby McDonalds on my way and arrived at my fortress of comfort.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJpwBtJS6s
Fake gold painted metal '01' sign on my door glinted under the yellow hallway light. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqmcE6hxTh
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.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVNId4INwn
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.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJGsZ6RyxO
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.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4ZRnmAr17
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.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGQAusbegw
After finishing my chicken burger meal, I throw the trash and crawl into my bed. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdHJ91kT3H
I laid on the soft mattress, thinking about Zairas smile while staring into the black bedbox ceiling. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LtAXEbsdc
Why is she stuck on my mind?188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFOtNhezMH
I dont like thinking about the woman she reminded me of yet there was a longingness for that smile. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEfY414E2P
I closed my eyes, dark consuming me and I fell into a dreamless sleep. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB80zyCnuzT
The next morning I woke up and went to work.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZctkCCNpK
Rest of the whole week was like a clock.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfgOxczCnF
Wake up, 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOky7Xm6a4
go to work, 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJm3uKmuti
clean, 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0qwSrgdv9
print or scan, 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeKhP1yebI
make coffee, 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBj1v6nYZC
serve it, 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLa0hwMX5b
get insulted because employees are frustrated, 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpWt4QGahu
go home, 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTctcbBAl4
eat,188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcU12PePU8
sleep 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhicFOE50K
and repeat. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9JWVc2JEA
Boring as hell but a few kind gestures and smiles from Zaira made me get through the week.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTJ5J1wFsm
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. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgWr1XYhsk
The aroma of coffee and chocolate filled my nostrils, soothing my soul. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7k0g05ac4o
It wasn't that crowded but almost all the tables and couches were occupied.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrw2yobAcgg
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. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzECzokcw2
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. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7h9Rw27vX4
It was her again, Zaira. But the man behind her, held her hand and made her laugh.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHNd5DupVF
I wanted to see if she would look and smile at me or not. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzrfZylFNl
I wondered if my longingness would be fulfilled or not. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NhdvbKar3
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? 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhGWIjFeGv
Her smile reminded me too much of her, 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCEwqPfs13
too much of that monster. 188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2knz9HgQy
Too much of my dear dead mother.188Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCHWPgseNp
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