Tough Love

I knew that he was trying his best to cheer me up. Jeremy, just like the rest of us, was assigned to a new project as well.

“You’re alone on your new project, right? As in, no one else from the CEO’s office is going to be there with you,” I asked.

“Guess it’s my time to shine all alone now. It will be quite lonely, though…” he replied.

“I bet you’ll end up missing having me with you, right?” I said teasingly before I laughed.

“Probably…” he replied before looking away.

“Oh, I have to go. I’ll catch up with you later, ok?” I quickly said when I realized that I had a meeting with my new team starting soon.

“Good luck on your new project, Karina,” Jeremy said before he lifted his hand and waved at me.

“Thank you! You too!” I called back and returned his wave.

…

**A few days later**

It was almost midnight and I felt bone tired from the many long days of working. The days just seemed to drag by ever since the new project started. To be fair, there wasn’t anything particularly wrong