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.

still underway, and everything

intently on every detail, ensuring

a sigh of relief only when the store

today," a colleague

after the ribbon-cutting," her colleague

slightly,

clogged. She

the event over, Camila's

quietly packed her things, preparing to

***

empty as he stared out into the night. Moonlight streamed through the window, casting a

fingers trembled slightly, holding

drifted from his mouth, slowly dispersing in the

filled with cigarette butts, each seemingly carrying

caught in an endless vortex

he couldn't focus

eyes occasionally flicked to

with loss. His world suddenly felt empty

Camila had a boyfriend.

about the necklace he gave her and casually

chuckled self-deprecatingly, a bitter taste rising in

could she be