A One Night Stand With My Boss

"Could it have fallen somewhere? I'm sorry, I was in a hurry and didn't check properly."

"Okay, thank you." Camila hung up the phone, staring blankly ahead.

She slowly stood up and walked out of the security room.

Camila returned to the dressing room and found the cleaning lady's information.

"If you happen to find my necklace while cleaning, could you please give me a call?"

The lady agreed cheerfully.

Camila sat quietly in the makeup chair, feeling a void in her heart.

She touched her bare neck.

With the loss of the necklace, it was time to end this unrequited love and let go of these hopeless feelings.

She sighed deeply, then gathered herself and changed back into her business attire.

Despite the turmoil inside, she maintained a calm facade.

She exited the dressing room and headed toward her workspace.

grand opening event was still

detail, ensuring

only

you for today," a colleague from the

left right after the ribbon-cutting," her colleague added,

slightly, saying

felt clogged. She

over, Camila's work

quietly packed her things, preparing

***

sat alone in his dimly lit office, his gaze empty as he stared out into the night. Moonlight streamed through the window, casting a

fingers trembled slightly,

drifted from his mouth,

was filled with cigarette butts, each seemingly

were caught in an endless vortex of

he couldn't focus on

eyes occasionally flicked to

heart was filled with loss. His world suddenly felt

Camila had a boyfriend.

the necklace he gave her

self-deprecatingly, a bitter taste rising in his

she be