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"Did you say something, Athena?"I immediately looked at Paula, who was now looking at me with confusion. She was a little tipsy, and I wasn’t sure if she also saw our boss."Sir Zach... I saw—"But he was gone when I looked back."... there..."Where did he go?It was really him I saw. I’m not hallucinating or imagining that he was here. And I’m not even drunk yet."What did you say, Athena?" Paula asked while leaning her ear toward me.I just shook my head in response and took a shot of gin. They had ordered another round of drinks that I didn’t notice. Our drinks were a mix of everything, but I just hope we’re not crawling home later."Another shot, Athena. Let’s make the most of it while we still can," Trixie said while handing me another shot of gin."Is this what you meant when you said we weren’t going to get drunk, Paula?" I teased, looking at Paula, who was now quietly sitting on the side, holding her head.She was drunk."It’s just this once, I swear it won’t happen again,"
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"Agh! It hurts," I groaned while holding my head.Oh my god, a sudden sharp pain just hit me.I woke up because my phone suddenly rang. It was just the alarm, but it jolted me fully awake. And to think—I drank last night.I really wish I hadn’t drunk anything. Now I’m stuck with a hangover.What time is it? I need to get to work—I can't be late, especially since there's a department-wide meeting."Oh my god! I'm late," I exclaimed in shock when I saw the time. It’s already eight in the morning, and the meeting is at nine. Oh no! I’m late!"Wait... w-who is..."I stopped when I realized something.What happened last night?How did I get home?Who brought me back here?"OH MY GOD!" I screamed in shock as the memories from last night came rushing back.We were drinking—me, Paula, and some of our officemates—then some guys approached our table... and then—"M-Mr. Zach..." I covered my mouth and sank to the floor.I remember seeing him at the bar... then he dragged me out and put me in his
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Chasing Athena (ENGLISH) Chapter 29: Friends
I let out a deep sigh as I once again thought about what happened yesterday — my meeting with Sir Lim and the things we talked about that left me with so many questions.I'm still wondering, still confused about what he said. I still can't believe what he told me about Zachariah — that he suddenly stopped showing up to him.Why? Why did he suddenly disappear?I know I shouldn’t be thinking about it anymore, but... I want to understand why it happened. But how could I find out when even now, I'm still too scared and unwilling to tell him about what happened between us in the past and about our child?"Tsk! Stop thinking about it, Athena. Just stop," I suddenly told myself as I threw myself back against the chair.I'm already here at the office, working on the task assigned to me by Miss Lina, my supervisor. It's not really that difficult since it’s just about the new software for our department. But I still haven’t finished it because I kept thinking about the conversation I had with S
