something to eat first?” She offered. He accepted. There was no point denying the obvious now.
Joana smiled. Her plan of getting closer to Michael was working. Although Juliana had been his girlfriend for a long time, she could not help but still love him from afar. Sometimes she even wished that their relationship would not work out so that she could seduce him and steal him away from her. She smirked as she realized that if Michael would continue working late nights with her in the office then she might just get what she wanted. The thought would have disgusted another, but she did not care. Her friendship with Juliana had been okay through the years; she just felt like she needed him more than Juliana ever did.
As they got out of the building to go to the convenience store across from their office, she looked at Michael, who was looking at the screen of his phone as if deep in thought. She wondered what was wrong, but she knew he would just talk about Juliana, and that was the last thing she needed to hear from him right then. They bought some snacks and paid for them before eating them there. Like them, there were also plenty of other people working late in other offices who were eating quick meals there. The place was not relaxing. It was crowded and noisy. Joana leaned closer to Michael as both of them stood there looking for empty seats.
“What do you say we just take our food to the office instead? I don't think we will be able to eat here with everyone here.” Joana suggested. Michael was so preoccupied thinking about Juliana that he just followed Joana around.
They ate their meal in silence in the pantry. He looked around to see that everyone in the office was taking a break from work. He did not know how he would be able to finish his work, but he had to. His promotion depended on it. His thoughts were interrupted by the ringing sound of a phone, Joana's phone to be exact. She excused herself and stood up to take the call in the corner of the pantry.
“Can't you understand that it is over between us? How many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me? You've been harassing me for weeks now, Carl. You should stop this, or else I'm telling the cops.”
She looked stressed out and ready to cry. Michael looked on as she ended the call and turned her phone off. This was awkward. He did not want to get involved, but as Juliana's friend, he knew he had to, and she would be happy if he did.
“Boyfriend?” He asked.
“More like ex-boyfriend! We've been seeing each other for almost a year when I found out that he was married. I decided to end everything before things got more intense between us, but he did not want to let me go. He kept on promising me that he would get a divorce soon and that I should stay with him. I did not want to be the reason for a family to be broken. That's just not right.”
Joana acted like she was really hurting when deep inside she was lying to him. Her ex-boyfriend, Carl, was married but he did not go into a relationship with her because he wanted to. She seduced him, and when he was already too caught up with her, she broke up with him, making him nearly lose everything. But she would never admit her devious ways; not when she was already setting her traps for a new victim whom she felt would fall for her fast. She only hoped that once she had him trapped, he would love her, because she did not want to let him go even if getting him would cost her the friendship she had with Juliana.
“That's horrible! I'm sorry to hear that.” He moved closer to her to pat her back as she continued to share her story to him.
“Now, he keeps on calling me, sending me messages and even waiting for me to go home every night. It is exhausting! I can't avoid him even if I want to. Sometimes I am afraid to go home alone at night because he knows where I live and what if he's waiting there for me and then he does something to me? I'm scared,
Joana smiled. Her plan of getting closer to Michael was working. Although Juliana had been his girlfriend for a long time, she could not help but still love him from afar. Sometimes she even wished that their relationship would not work out so that she could seduce him and steal him away from her. She smirked as she realized that if Michael would continue working late nights with her in the office then she might just get what she wanted. The thought would have disgusted another, but she did not care. Her friendship with Juliana had been okay through the years; she just felt like she needed him more than Juliana ever did.
As they got out of the building to go to the convenience store across from their office, she looked at Michael, who was looking at the screen of his phone as if deep in thought. She wondered what was wrong, but she knew he would just talk about Juliana, and that was the last thing she needed to hear from him right then. They bought some snacks and paid for them before eating them there. Like them, there were also plenty of other people working late in other offices who were eating quick meals there. The place was not relaxing. It was crowded and noisy. Joana leaned closer to Michael as both of them stood there looking for empty seats.
“What do you say we just take our food to the office instead? I don't think we will be able to eat here with everyone here.” Joana suggested. Michael was so preoccupied thinking about Juliana that he just followed Joana around.
They ate their meal in silence in the pantry. He looked around to see that everyone in the office was taking a break from work. He did not know how he would be able to finish his work, but he had to. His promotion depended on it. His thoughts were interrupted by the ringing sound of a phone, Joana's phone to be exact. She excused herself and stood up to take the call in the corner of the pantry.
“Can't you understand that it is over between us? How many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me? You've been harassing me for weeks now, Carl. You should stop this, or else I'm telling the cops.”
She looked stressed out and ready to cry. Michael looked on as she ended the call and turned her phone off. This was awkward. He did not want to get involved, but as Juliana's friend, he knew he had to, and she would be happy if he did.
“Boyfriend?” He asked.
“More like ex-boyfriend! We've been seeing each other for almost a year when I found out that he was married. I decided to end everything before things got more intense between us, but he did not want to let me go. He kept on promising me that he would get a divorce soon and that I should stay with him. I did not want to be the reason for a family to be broken. That's just not right.”
Joana acted like she was really hurting when deep inside she was lying to him. Her ex-boyfriend, Carl, was married but he did not go into a relationship with her because he wanted to. She seduced him, and when he was already too caught up with her, she broke up with him, making him nearly lose everything. But she would never admit her devious ways; not when she was already setting her traps for a new victim whom she felt would fall for her fast. She only hoped that once she had him trapped, he would love her, because she did not want to let him go even if getting him would cost her the friendship she had with Juliana.
“That's horrible! I'm sorry to hear that.” He moved closer to her to pat her back as she continued to share her story to him.
“Now, he keeps on calling me, sending me messages and even waiting for me to go home every night. It is exhausting! I can't avoid him even if I want to. Sometimes I am afraid to go home alone at night because he knows where I live and what if he's waiting there for me and then he does something to me? I'm scared,
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