Today was James’ send-forth party, and it was truly sad to see him go. It was really weird to see that almost all of his colleagues and team members were going to miss him.
He was a good team leader and one of the best HR head the company has ever had. I mean, they all call him the King of Awkardness, so it was really surprising. The party started by 6 PM, immediately after the close of work.
Today also happened to be his last day, and everyone wanted to wish him well before he left. The night before this, we spoke all night, talking about his departure from the company and how much I was going to miss him.
Oh, I forgot to add that talking all night was part of our routine after lunch in the office. We haven’t seen each other outside the office yet, even though it has been more than 2 months since we started our friendship. I have never been to his house before, nor has he been to mine.
On one of our long nights talking, he tried to poach me to work for him, saying that his company would need someone like me to grow.
I had to turn him down, not because it wouldn’t be a nice thing to work with him and for him, but mainly because my feelings for him were still there.
I mean, I remember saying I was comfortable being his friend, but I still liked him, and, truth be told, if he asked me to date him, I wouldn’t think twice before saying yes.
He came five minutes after the party that was thrown on his behalf, with his captivating smile that makes my heart skip every time. Might I add that, over the course of our friendship, people in the office started talking about us?
Some believed we were dating, and some even went as far as saying I was sleeping with him just to get his favor. It’s not like I minded any of this rumor; I wouldn’t mind sleeping with him.
Seriously, James, he is so fine, and I can’t tell you how many ladies hate me in that office just because we are friends. Even his PA hates my gut. But I don’t care and James isn’t one to care about what others think or even try to address any rumors going around about him.
I have had people walk up to me and tell me not so cool things about him. Things like that: he sleeps with all his PA’s and some other female staff. I sincerely don’t care about what they have to say.
Anyways, the send forth went well, with people talking about what they would miss about him and giving him gifts and all. It was a really nice ceremony, and it was nice to see people truly happy for him.
I went to my office to get my bag, and as I walked past people, I could see them giving me a sorrowful look and telling me sorry, as if I had lost someone.
I had to rush into my office, and when I did, I just sat on my seat and cried for like 10 minutes. Seeing those people’s faces made it dawn on me that I was truly going to miss him.
I got up after crying my eyes out, cleaned up, and took my bag, which is what I came to get in the first place, and I walked out of the office building.
