Chapter 6
357 Words
David Williams, my best friend, joined our company six
years ago, and we immediately felt a connection, like we
were twins. Although we looked very different. While I was
short at 5'4, he stood tall at 6'2. David had a dark curly
hair, while mine was dark brown. He had beautiful amber
eyes, mine were dark .Besides looking physically opposite,
we had similar characters: stubborn, crazy, hardworking,
and loyal to family and friends.
Lately, he had started to act strangely. Skipping our
Friday movie marathons at my house. Finding any reasonable
excuse to not go to Garage for Monday's beer evenings. He
even stopped crashing at my place after his Saturday family
dinner to complain about them.
It must be something serious. This can't be something as
simple as a hidden partner he was dating in secret to not
scare him away with his lifestyle or family problems . He
would have come to me first to find a solution to something
like that. I was concerned about him, and I needed to find
out what was going on.
"What about David? He's dead?" Ryan widened his eyes.
I sighed, shook my head, and put my hands on his desk. "No.
He's not dead." I answered. "His behavior seems odd these
last two weeks, and I don't know what's going on." I
cleared my throat to ask a frightening question..."Did
he..." I gulped, "Did he resign?"
I looked him straight in the eyes, hoping his answer
wouldn’t break me more than I already was, but his soft and
sorrowful eyes said it all. "He did," I stated, defeated. I
hung my head even lower, trying to fight the tears that
appeared in my eyes. I bit my bottom lip hard to not let
them flow. Moments later, I stood up straight and released
the breath I didn't know I was holding. I turned to leave
his office.
"Listen, Sam, he asked me not to tell you until he's ready.
" Ryan's voice stopped me when I was reaching for the
doorknob.Thank you for telling me. Your secret is safe with me. " I
answered, not looking back.
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