Break Time Funny Novels & Stories

"Sometimes you just need a break. Or maybe you need to try something...different." "Something different like men?" Gavin teased, breaking into loud, obnoxious laughter. I groaned and slumped further into my seat, tuning out their jokes. How did I end up surrounded by these guys?

"Let's see if we can squeeze in a decent movie before we land." We choose a comedy that ends up being lame. When it's done, we both twitch our noses. "I want my hour and a half back," Colt complains. "Can we please rewind time so we could actually watch something good?" Then I burst out giggling. "What?" Colt asks. I just continue laughing. "Cora, what the heck is so funny?" I clutch my side as I continue laughing as though my life depends on it. "Geez, you're going to pee yourself."

“Wait wait wait, are you sure?? A lady from the tech department asked to be sure. She looked at her manager who was still giving them work and hoped the news was true. “Please stop playing”. Another lady said and added a crying emoji. Then she typed again, “Like Mr. Harris? Our boss? Telling us to take a break”. “Are you sure he didn’t hit his head? I swear if this is a joke, I will cry”. Another person said and typed again, “between, hope he’s not active here”. “Oh my God! I just finished making coffee and now you are telling me I can go home”. A young man by the user name Jevin typed.

“What? My stomach didn't rumble.” Just then my stomach actually growled, shaming me in front of my arch nemesis. Richard gave me a look. “Whatever,” I muttered. “I still think you shouldn't have still.* “You are working overtime. You need to eat something. Plus it's not much.” He wasn't lying. “Fine, I'll pay back…” “Just shut up. We'll take a twenty minute break and get back to work. We should be done in an hour.” “Yeah,” I took out my food and sighed in relief.

I shrugged . He doesn't need to apologize to anyone . anybody can do what he did .I just pray I don't fall victim that's it . "Okayy I just ...thought you felt really arkward about it because you felt I was humiliated by our boss but it's fine he acts like that to everyone" he mushed his lips together in slight embarrassment . "I get you " I made a small smile before I left for my desk . After two hours of working non stop It was time for break finally .

Her smile wavered when she heard Marco utter the next thing. "You can take a break from work, if you want." Did she hear him correctly? Or did her ears need a good cleaning? Marco, the strict CEO, offering her a break to rest? She had only just met him, but judging by what she had heard and experienced in the past three days, he wasn't the kind of person who encouraged his workers to take breaks—they hardly had any. The thought of him saying those words made her laugh.

A man said and his team started laughing. Hearing this, I fisted my hand in anger. I cleared my throat to get their attention. "I didn't know my employees can make these useless jokes in work time. Do I give you payment for these fucking jokes?" I shouted at them. Their faces went pale finding me there. "We are very sorry Mr. King. We will not do this again" One of them told me. I looked at Max and spoke up," I want their resignation letters the first thing tomorrow in the morning."

"No Ethan they don't, they can't be working here for hours and only get one hour off. You'll have two breaks, the first is a one-hour break, by eleven o'clock and the other by three. Now I want to see everyone give this project their best shot." The staff celebrates, creating a noisy environment. Of course, Ethan doesn't like the sound of this, his face squeezes as he admits to the score of her second strike at annoying him. Throughout the day Ethan moves around grumpily, bearing grudges against her. "See you later ma'am." They greet her goodbye.

“This kinda reminds me of that TikTok video… what was it again? Oh yeah—‘Why are you gay?’” “Shut the fuck up, Carl,” Benji shoots back, then bursts into laughter, and the rest of us follow. God, moments like this… damn I love my team. Well, everyone except Jocelyn. When our laughter finally dies, Rose stands, brushing her skirt. “We only asked for a two-hour break to come see you. We should get back before Jocelyn notices we’re gone.” “Wouldn’t want to give her another reason to ‘fire our lazy asses,’” Benji says with a dramatic eye roll.

But instead, I got this version of him. Quieter. More patient. Still infuriating, but in a way I didn’t entirely hate. And then, of course, I had to go and ruin everything by laughing at his damn joke. It happened in the break room of all places. I had gone in for a much-needed coffee, barely holding on after a brutal morning of meetings. It was one of those days where everything felt heavier than it should have, where even the smallest inconveniences grated on my nerves. And, naturally, Matteo was there.