A2. Office Love Story

Office Love Story

I see him every day at work. I like him. But does he like me?

I check my phone again. No new messages.

I sit and wait. I look at the clock. Five minutes. Ten minutes. Still no message. My heart beats fast. Why is he so quiet?

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He talks to Anna all day. At lunch, he gives her his apple. She laughs. Maybe he likes her, not me.

I sit alone, cold and quiet.

That evening, I can't stop thinking about him.

Suddenly, my phone buzzes. A message from him: “Come outside.” That was all. No smiley face. No heart. Just those words.

I walk to the door. Each step feels heavy. I stop and wait. Then I open it.

No one.

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Then, he steps out from behind the tree. He smiles and gives me a flower.

“I was on my way home,” he says. “But I wanted to say hello.”

My face grows warm. I smile back.

"Would you like some tea?" I ask.

"I'd like that," he says. And he comes in.

Maybe he likes me too.