Workplace Love

Chapter 8: Anna

“Hey” someone said, bringing me out of my shocked trans

“Hi” I said, looking down, hoping she did not recognize me.

When I tried to pass her side with my head down to leave now because this is soo embarrassing.

“Wait a minute, I finally remember, you are the girl from last night,” she said, stopping from moving while holding my hands.

Ohh no, why me? When I thought this day would go well, since Mr. Ethan did not say anything about yesterday. Why did she even come here?

“Do you remember me?” She said, now dragging me back to Mr. Ethan’s desk.

I just closed my eyes with my head still down, praying for intervention.

“Ethan, you remember her right?” She said when we got to the front of his desk, which made Ethan carry his head up to look at us.

“Why are you holding Miss Anna like that?” he said with a bored expression.

“So that means you are the new acting PA that Mrs. Linda was talking about. Wow, this is such a small world. I was thinking of calling you later to teach me a little about self-defense or fighting” she just kept on blabbing while Ethan just sat there now concentrating on his computer again, not minding her. Maybe he is already used to it.

After some minutes of Amara talking about self-defense and fighting and me quiet with my head still down with us just standing in front of his desk, Mr. Ethan finally spoke “That’s enough, Amara” he said, then looked at me. “You can go now, get back to work”

Thank goodness “OK sir,” I said, bowing a little, and walked quickly out of his office.

“I wanted you to follow me to work so that you won’t cause any problem outside, and now you are disturbing me and my PA in my workplace. Go to the suite now,” I heard Mr. Ethan while I was leaving his office. It can’t be me he is talking to. Of course, it’s his sister.

When I got to my desk, I finally released the breath I did not know I was holding since.

After I calmed myself, I went back to work. Morning went smoothly until I went for my lunch break.

I saw Ethan’s sister in the café that I had just entered to have my lunch.

Ahhhhgg!! Why? I don’t have a choice because this is the only lunch place close to the company.

I just have to enter and hope she does not see me.

“Hey, get out of the way” someone said angrily at my back, making me realize that I had been standing at the door since.

“Oh sorry” I said and entered, giving the person space to enter and the person to push me a little.

Okay, that was rude, but I don’t have the time for that right now.

From where I am, I can see Amara, Mr. Ethan's sister, sitting in the corner of the café, eating and busy with her phone.

"Okay, I can do this" I said in my head while i was walking to the counter where I could place my order.

Luckily, I got there without any interruption.

"Good day, ma'am. Do you want your usual" the waiter asked.

This is where i eat my lunch every time, so the workers already know me.

"Yes please" I said, and went to a seat I saw in a corner on the right side of the café. That would be perfect.

"Hey, Anna" someone said.

Please, please, let it not be her, let it not be her.

So i turned to see who called me, hoping it's not her. And unfortunately, it's her. She was waving at me now coming closer to me.

Why me?!!!!!!!

"Hi" I said, forcing a smile when she reached my front.

"Sorry if I'm bothering you" she said.

Is it that noticeable?

Then she walked me to her seat and started talking.

"But I just want to say I'm sorry for destroying your friend's relationship. But the truth of the matter is that I didn't know he was dating someone. The thing is I went to the club yesterday because I found out my boyfriend sorry EX-BOYFRIEND" she emphasize on the ex-boyfriend. "I dated him for three good years, I just came here after my graduation last month, we were still together that time until yesterday, someone sent me a picture and video of him kissing a b***h, it was so frustrating and that’s how I went to the club to drink my sorrow away and that’s how I saw James” she paused a little then continued “Im really sorry”

Ok now I feel bad for her.

“No no, you are not the one to tell my friend or me sorry, you are also a victim, it’s that bastard that is supposed to be telling my friend sorry”

“Thank you” she said wiping her face and that’s when I realized she has been crying

“Oh baby” I said then brought her close to me and hugged her while she rested on my shoulder and cried,

The rest of my lunch break went smoothly.

After she calmed down, we talked, mostly her, laughed.

I even gave her my number so that we can start to get know each other