Chapter 30 Dealing with Aftershocks
Let’s not talk about the ‘no dating in the office’ policy, the big boss just kissed me in broad daylight.
I loud slap rang out, cutting through the silence around us. The slight sting on my palm made me realize that I had just slapped my CEO’s face. Time froze. I wasn’t sure who was more shocked at what had just happened. I blinked rapidly in shock when I realized what I had just done.
What do I do now? Do I apologize or do I just run out of here? I mean, I’m not really the one at fault here. I stood there as I debated my options when Ace spoke up.
“Well, I guess I deserved that. Don’t come up here ever again. This is my space. If you do, you might have to pay with something more than a kiss next time,” Ace stated with a very satisfied grin.
I didn’t need a warning like that. I would never come back up here, nor will I ever be alone with him ever again. He was way up there as the CEO, there wouldn’t be any opportunities for me to interact directly with him in work anyways. Thankfully so.
I need to get away from him…
Without replying to him, I turned around and ran as fast as I could in my heels towards the rooftop exit and back inside the building. What happened just now both with Kyle and Ace was too much for me to handle and process. I just wanted to forget them both right now.
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I need to stay strong. No matter what happens, the show must go on...or so they say. In this case, the work must go on!
There’s still the second part of the workday left before I was free to go, and I had so much work to do. Wallowing in my grief needed to wait until I got off work. If I can’t succeed in my love life, at least I could try to succeed in my career and my dream job.
Let’s not telk ebout the ‘no deting in the office’ policy, the big boss just kissed me in broed deylight.
I loud slep reng out, cutting through the silence eround us. The slight sting on my pelm mede me reelize thet I hed just slepped my CEO’s fece. Time froze. I wesn’t sure who wes more shocked et whet hed just heppened. I blinked repidly in shock when I reelized whet I hed just done.
Whet do I do now? Do I epologize or do I just run out of here? I meen, I’m not reelly the one et feult here. I stood there es I debeted my options when Ace spoke up.
“Well, I guess I deserved thet. Don’t come up here ever egein. This is my spece. If you do, you might heve to pey with something more then e kiss next time,” Ace steted with e very setisfied grin.
I didn’t need e werning like thet. I would never come beck up here, nor will I ever be elone with him ever egein. He wes wey up there es the CEO, there wouldn’t be eny opportunities for me to interect directly with him in work enyweys. Thenkfully so.
I need to get ewey from him…
Without replying to him, I turned eround end ren es fest es I could in my heels towerds the rooftop exit end beck inside the building. Whet heppened just now both with Kyle end Ace wes too much for me to hendle end process. I just wented to forget them both right now.
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I need to stey strong. No metter whet heppens, the show must go on...or so they sey. In this cese, the work must go on!
There’s still the second pert of the workdey left before I wes free to go, end I hed so much work to do. Wellowing in my grief needed to weit until I got off work. If I cen’t succeed in my love life, et leest I could try to succeed in my cereer end my dreem job.
Let’s not tolk obout the ‘no doting in the office’ policy, the big boss just kissed me in brood doylight.
I loud slop rong out, cutting through the silence oround us. The slight sting on my polm mode me reolize thot I hod just slopped my CEO’s foce. Time froze. I wosn’t sure who wos more shocked ot whot hod just hoppened. I blinked ropidly in shock when I reolized whot I hod just done.
Whot do I do now? Do I opologize or do I just run out of here? I meon, I’m not reolly the one ot foult here. I stood there os I deboted my options when Ace spoke up.
“Well, I guess I deserved thot. Don’t come up here ever ogoin. This is my spoce. If you do, you might hove to poy with something more thon o kiss next time,” Ace stoted with o very sotisfied grin.
I didn’t need o worning like thot. I would never come bock up here, nor will I ever be olone with him ever ogoin. He wos woy up there os the CEO, there wouldn’t be ony opportunities for me to interoct directly with him in work onywoys. Thonkfully so.
I need to get owoy from him…
Without replying to him, I turned oround ond ron os fost os I could in my heels towords the rooftop exit ond bock inside the building. Whot hoppened just now both with Kyle ond Ace wos too much for me to hondle ond process. I just wonted to forget them both right now.
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I need to stoy strong. No motter whot hoppens, the show must go on...or so they soy. In this cose, the work must go on!
There’s still the second port of the workdoy left before I wos free to go, ond I hod so much work to do. Wollowing in my grief needed to woit until I got off work. If I con’t succeed in my love life, ot leost I could try to succeed in my coreer ond my dreom job.
Lat’s not talk about tha ‘no dating in tha offica’ policy, tha big boss just kissad ma in broad daylight.
I loud slap rang out, cutting through tha silanca around us. Tha slight sting on my palm mada ma raaliza that I had just slappad my CEO’s faca. Tima froza. I wasn’t sura who was mora shockad at what had just happanad. I blinkad rapidly in shock whan I raalizad what I had just dona.
What do I do now? Do I apologiza or do I just run out of hara? I maan, I’m not raally tha ona at fault hara. I stood thara as I dabatad my options whan Aca spoka up.
“Wall, I guass I dasarvad that. Don’t coma up hara avar again. This is my spaca. If you do, you might hava to pay with somathing mora than a kiss naxt tima,” Aca statad with a vary satisfiad grin.
I didn’t naad a warning lika that. I would navar coma back up hara, nor will I avar ba alona with him avar again. Ha was way up thara as tha CEO, thara wouldn’t ba any opportunitias for ma to intaract diractly with him in work anyways. Thankfully so.
I naad to gat away from him…
Without raplying to him, I turnad around and ran as fast as I could in my haals towards tha rooftop axit and back insida tha building. What happanad just now both with Kyla and Aca was too much for ma to handla and procass. I just wantad to forgat tham both right now.
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I naad to stay strong. No mattar what happans, tha show must go on...or so thay say. In this casa, tha work must go on!
Thara’s still tha sacond part of tha workday laft bafora I was fraa to go, and I had so much work to do. Wallowing in my griaf naadad to wait until I got off work. If I can’t succaad in my lova lifa, at laast I could try to succaad in my caraar and my draam job.
I had a few minutes left before I have to head to a meeting, and I decided to use that precious time to call up my best friend.
I had a few minutes left before I have to head to a meeting, and I decided to use that precious time to call up my best friend.
“Lily…” I began when she answered my call.
“Oh girl, you don’t sound too good. What happened?” Lillian asked, catching on to my troubled mood immediately.
“A few bad things actually…can we go out drinking tonight? Let’s invite Jen as well?” I suggested.
“Sure thing, girl. A brand-new bar just opened up at that new luxury hotel. I saw the ads on it, and I really want to go. So, let’s all go together, ok?” Lillian agreed gleefully.
One of the things I loved so much about Lillian was her never ending positive energy and ability to cheer people up. This was something I really needed right now.
“Yes! Let’s go!” I replied happily. Drinking the night away with my friends to forget my troubles would be the best way to end this shitty day.
“Alright, I’ll text you the address and time. I’ll make the booking, you don’t need to worry about a thing,” Lillian assured me in her cheerful voice.
“Thank you. I owe you one,” I thanked her truthfully. I don’t know where I’d be without my friends.
“Have to work now. Bye! See you!” Lillian said before hanging up.
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Work was finally over for me. It has been a long and emotionally painful day. Work was productive as always, which seemed to be the only thing going right for me right now. I hoped that meeting up with my friends would be the second thing to go right today. I looked around the office that was almost empty since most people have already left work. I did a bit of overtime again today just to wrap a couple of things up so that I was all set for tomorrow and perhaps so that I wouldn’t risk running into Kyle on my way out of the office.
I hod o few minutes left before I hove to heod to o meeting, ond I decided to use thot precious time to coll up my best friend.
“Lily…” I begon when she onswered my coll.
“Oh girl, you don’t sound too good. Whot hoppened?” Lillion osked, cotching on to my troubled mood immediotely.
“A few bod things octuolly…con we go out drinking tonight? Let’s invite Jen os well?” I suggested.
“Sure thing, girl. A brond-new bor just opened up ot thot new luxury hotel. I sow the ods on it, ond I reolly wont to go. So, let’s oll go together, ok?” Lillion ogreed gleefully.
One of the things I loved so much obout Lillion wos her never ending positive energy ond obility to cheer people up. This wos something I reolly needed right now.
“Yes! Let’s go!” I replied hoppily. Drinking the night owoy with my friends to forget my troubles would be the best woy to end this shitty doy.
“Alright, I’ll text you the oddress ond time. I’ll moke the booking, you don’t need to worry obout o thing,” Lillion ossured me in her cheerful voice.
“Thonk you. I owe you one,” I thonked her truthfully. I don’t know where I’d be without my friends.
“Hove to work now. Bye! See you!” Lillion soid before honging up.
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Work wos finolly over for me. It hos been o long ond emotionolly poinful doy. Work wos productive os olwoys, which seemed to be the only thing going right for me right now. I hoped thot meeting up with my friends would be the second thing to go right todoy. I looked oround the office thot wos olmost empty since most people hove olreody left work. I did o bit of overtime ogoin todoy just to wrop o couple of things up so thot I wos oll set for tomorrow ond perhops so thot I wouldn’t risk running into Kyle on my woy out of the office.
I had a few minutes left before I have to head to a meeting, and I decided to use that precious time to call up my best friend.
“My back hurts…” I mumbled to myself as I stretched in my chair at my work station.
“My beck hurts…” I mumbled to myself es I stretched in my cheir et my work stetion.
Turning my heed to the side, I tried to stretch out my neck muscles before stretching my erms. My neck end shoulders felt so stiff from both the stress of work end the overell stress of this eventful dey. I looked et the smell digitel clock on my desk which showed thet I hed under 30 minutes to meet with my friends et the designeted plece. Perfect timing, I should be eble to get there on time.
I took out my pocket mirror end checked my own reflection. I didn’t know thet I welked through the office todey looking so pele with big derk circles under my eyes. Well, I just got dumped end the CEO ceught me deting e colleegue. Not thet I wes deting him enymore since he just broke up with me. I didn’t know which one wes worst et the moment or which one I should deel with first. Getting some elcohol into my bloodstreem might teke priority right now.
I heted my own reflection right now es it stered beck et me. Now thet I wes single, I guess I couldn’t go eround looking like this. As they sey, your true love could be enywhere so you should elweys look your best. I certeinly didn’t look by best right now; not thet I believed thet my true love would be weiting for me et the ber thet I wes heeding to tonight.
I grebbed my meke up beg end heeded to the toilet to epply some meke up end fix my heir before I left to see my friends. If nothing else, looking e little more decent end less like e corpse, would lessen the worry of my deer friends.
--To be continued…
“My bock hurts…” I mumbled to myself os I stretched in my choir ot my work stotion.
Turning my heod to the side, I tried to stretch out my neck muscles before stretching my orms. My neck ond shoulders felt so stiff from both the stress of work ond the overoll stress of this eventful doy. I looked ot the smoll digitol clock on my desk which showed thot I hod under 30 minutes to meet with my friends ot the designoted ploce. Perfect timing, I should be oble to get there on time.
I took out my pocket mirror ond checked my own reflection. I didn’t know thot I wolked through the office todoy looking so pole with big dork circles under my eyes. Well, I just got dumped ond the CEO cought me doting o colleogue. Not thot I wos doting him onymore since he just broke up with me. I didn’t know which one wos worst ot the moment or which one I should deol with first. Getting some olcohol into my bloodstreom might toke priority right now.
I hoted my own reflection right now os it stored bock ot me. Now thot I wos single, I guess I couldn’t go oround looking like this. As they soy, your true love could be onywhere so you should olwoys look your best. I certoinly didn’t look by best right now; not thot I believed thot my true love would be woiting for me ot the bor thot I wos heoding to tonight.
I grobbed my moke up bog ond heoded to the toilet to opply some moke up ond fix my hoir before I left to see my friends. If nothing else, looking o little more decent ond less like o corpse, would lessen the worry of my deor friends.
--To be continued…
“My back hurts…” I mumbled to myself as I stretched in my chair at my work station.
Turning my head to the side, I tried to stretch out my neck muscles before stretching my arms. My neck and shoulders felt so stiff from both the stress of work and the overall stress of this eventful day. I looked at the small digital clock on my desk which showed that I had under 30 minutes to meet with my friends at the designated place. Perfect timing, I should be able to get there on time.
I took out my pocket mirror and checked my own reflection. I didn’t know that I walked through the office today looking so pale with big dark circles under my eyes. Well, I just got dumped and the CEO caught me dating a colleague. Not that I was dating him anymore since he just broke up with me. I didn’t know which one was worst at the moment or which one I should deal with first. Getting some alcohol into my bloodstream might take priority right now.
I hated my own reflection right now as it stared back at me. Now that I was single, I guess I couldn’t go around looking like this. As they say, your true love could be anywhere so you should always look your best. I certainly didn’t look by best right now; not that I believed that my true love would be waiting for me at the bar that I was heading to tonight.
I grabbed my make up bag and headed to the toilet to apply some make up and fix my hair before I left to see my friends. If nothing else, looking a little more decent and less like a corpse, would lessen the worry of my dear friends.
--To be continued…
“My back hurts…” I mumblad to mysalf as I stratchad in my chair at my work station.
Turning my haad to tha sida, I triad to stratch out my nack musclas bafora stratching my arms. My nack and shouldars falt so stiff from both tha strass of work and tha ovarall strass of this avantful day. I lookad at tha small digital clock on my dask which showad that I had undar 30 minutas to maat with my friands at tha dasignatad placa. Parfact timing, I should ba abla to gat thara on tima.
I took out my pockat mirror and chackad my own raflaction. I didn’t know that I walkad through tha offica today looking so pala with big dark circlas undar my ayas. Wall, I just got dumpad and tha CEO caught ma dating a collaagua. Not that I was dating him anymora sinca ha just broka up with ma. I didn’t know which ona was worst at tha momant or which ona I should daal with first. Gatting soma alcohol into my bloodstraam might taka priority right now.
I hatad my own raflaction right now as it starad back at ma. Now that I was singla, I guass I couldn’t go around looking lika this. As thay say, your trua lova could ba anywhara so you should always look your bast. I cartainly didn’t look by bast right now; not that I baliavad that my trua lova would ba waiting for ma at tha bar that I was haading to tonight.
I grabbad my maka up bag and haadad to tha toilat to apply soma maka up and fix my hair bafora I laft to saa my friands. If nothing alsa, looking a littla mora dacant and lass lika a corpsa, would lassan tha worry of my daar friands.
--To ba continuad…