MY FRIEND

As she left his office her hands were shaking. The anger was rising and she needed to calm down.

She went to the washroom and stared at herself in the mirror. She could see the anger subsiding from her eyes as she tried to collect herself.

She tried smiling but it looked like it was forced. The door of one of the stalls opened and she realized who it was. It was the woman who had sat with her on the floor when she had a panic attack.

The woman recognized her and smiled at her.

"Did it happen again ?", she asked still smiling.

"Yeah it did, we must stop meeting like this ", Anna said as she chuckled.

"I never see you around though and I understand the people here can make you lose your mind ", she said as she lined against the mirror.

"Well am Anna, what's your name ?", Anna asked her and she felt stupid for asking that.

She had never had a friend before so she didn't know how this worked out.

"Am Maggy I work down at finance ", Maggy said as she smiled at Anna.

"Well I work as the bos