05~ Sparks

Ariana

I was angry at my boss for suddenly asking me to stay back and work overtime. For fucksake… it was a Friday and I wanted to go home and have a hot shower… watch a movie or two and sleep as much as I want.

To make matters worse, I had to work from his office. I couldn’t focus. I don’t know... There was something about him that made me nervous when he was in proximity.

I mean… he did nothing… just stared at me intensely most of the time. But I would feel my knees becoming weak as his scorching gaze burned into me.

It was like he was trying to peer into my soul. He had never made any move on me… yet. But the way he looked at me made me feel things. Things I was intending to bury. I couldn’t have a crush on my boss. Even though he was exceptionally handsome… he was a player too. And my employer.

Going beyond that relationship was out of the question. That’s why I tried my best to be professional and avoided personal confrontations with him. From that first day when he tried