OFFICE BLUES

Romance

Lately,the sheer predictability of my job and everyone in my life is beginning to grate on my nerves.

I shudder at the thought of having one more predictable day...then you walked in.

You with the face of a fallen angel 

Looking wickedly attractive and forbidden as sin in a well tailored grey suit.

My heart starts to do a free fall ...just like the waters of Niagara Falls.

Well! I mumble to my self, there’s nothing predictable about this hour.

In a few months ,my heart was in your palms.

I hung unto every word you uttered...like my life depended on it.

Your smile was my high

Like an addict, my day was sour without the tangy scent of your perfume.

You displayed streaks of rare intellect and resourcefulness that made me proud.

Life had never been better.

...until you walked into my office yelling

“Why are you so unimaginative,slothful,and unproductive?

You threw my project file at me and stomped out

You suddenly became a vortex of endless torture

The firestorm of office gossip was unrelenting and ruthless

I anesthetized myself by having endless coffee breaks

Yet I had no respite

Sighing, I got up and there you were striding towards me

Memacing,and purposefully

“You are fired”

My mind’s hard drive starts to crash

...”it’s truly over”

Reviews

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

be careful what you wish for...
a very edgy narrative with a forebodng atmosphere. the character is not blameless, she put herself in a position to be manipulated. but the devil was a scary antagonist, depicted here as a seemingly normal office manager with a handsome face.
in this short and simple story with a banal setting, a lot is happening. themes about psychology and morality are explored. it is a covertly powerful work that left a deep impression on me.

[Titilayo Sarah Eguridu]

You are spot on.There is more than meets the eyes.
I spent the first 20 years after college in the corporate world.I have seen a bit of this and that.
She wasn’t an innocent bystander, she choose to play the ostrich about his behavior.
I saw a lot of females sabotage their careers to be with people who didn’t care about them.
She was just another face in the chapter of that guy.

You are a very perceptive reader Ern,
Thank you for the brilliant review.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

i've avoided the coroporate world for this very reason. i am a people person and these settings are not to my liking (even though i would be much better off if i did!). it's an interesting story, thank you for sharing it.

[Titilayo Sarah Eguridu]

You’re welcome Ern!

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

A beginning and a end but no middle? Oh wait, now I see the middle. It was just short as it often is with love. But you kept it true with a short poem as well. Well penned poetess, well penned.

[Titilayo Sarah Eguridu]

You are a great reader, and writer….I am grinning.
The relationship was restricted to the office…the kisses were stolen.
It was an illusion.
Now you got my fingers twitching.
I work on something about illusions.
I am looking forward to reading a new piece from you ( no pressure).
Thank you Cyprian

[Titilayo Sarah Eguridu]

I look forward to polite feedback.