Accusations

“I didn’t think so either…” I mumbled softly before I could stop myself.

Everyone stared at me in silence for a while as if they were waiting for me to blurt out a confession regarding the various crimes that I have committed. Of course, feeling as confused and as clueless as I was at that moment, I didn’t know what to say. The only thing that I could do was stare back at them as I tried my best not to fidget on my seat from the tension and nervousness.

“Well, now that she’s here, let’s get this started so we don’t take up so much of everyone’s precious time,” another woman on the committee said.

My eyes inherently travelled to the seat where Ace was sitting the last time that I was called into this same room. Back then, I was here because Kyle had stolen my work which was sensitive and secret information to the company. This time, instead of Ace, there was an older man seated in that seat. A sudden ache stung my heart and I realized that it wasn’t because I was scared because Ace