Episode 2

Grace Miller 🥀

The last few weeks have been so hectic. The stress from college and work has been driving me crazy.

Majoring in business was never my dream, but we can't always do what we want; life isn't all sunshine and rainbows.

"Did he show up again, Grace?"

"Yes, Ali... Johan won't leave me alone. He started the conversation with"Hi, your boobs are huge, huh?

"They really have grown!"

"You perv! They grow when I'm about to get my period." I even get sad when they shrink "Or maybe God just now realized he forgot to give me boobs and is reversing the situation."

"Idiot! Work is making you freak out, thank goodness next week you're going to quit so we can both just worry about college!... I think we should go to a party and have some fun... Just the two of us, leave Hanna out of it."

Alina can't stand Hanna. There's no real valid reason, the blonde just decided she doesn't like her, which is pretty strange to me since they're my best friends.

"I don't know! My stomach's not feeling too good, I think the sushi yesterday was a bit off. I think I better not order from that place anymore!"

"Or maybe your stomach isn't good because you ate sushi with a milkshake" the blonde grimaces.

"I like to experiment..."

"Eww. How about a movie night at home today after work? We can watch a romance that makes us depressed and stuff ourselves with popcorn!"

"Sure! I want to cry a little."

Alina agrees while we have our breakfast before heading to work. Alina and I both work but at different companies, and we attend the same college, though a while ago we agreed to both quit our jobs to focus solely on school.

Today will be quite a day, because today is the appointment of the new owner of the company since the old one unfortunately passed away and his son took over the entire empire. I'm just the assistant to the administrative manager and since I'm part of the administrative team, I'm kind of being forced to go to the event.

I'm wearing an outfit I bought just for this event, not too formal and not too fancy, just right. A white dress shirt with a tight black skirt above the knees, paired with a beautiful pair of black heels.

As soon as I arrive at the company, I go directly to the event hall where the appointment will take place, but I'm stopped at the door by a man. When I focus on him, I see it's the administrative manager, for whom I work as an assistant.

"Good morning, miss! You look lovely today! You'd look even lovelier without n..."

"Good morning, Mr. Nishya! I'm going to join the others." I cut him off right away.

I hate this old man! Always making sexual jokes to me...

"Well, I wanted to talk more, but we have to go, there's been a change of plans so we have to go to the stage now."

"What??!"

Before I could protest, I was taken against my will down a corridor that led directly to the stage. As soon as I got on stage, I observed the entire place crowded with very well-dressed people, many photographers covering the event; this is simply going to be the event of the year for the company.

As soon as I get on stage, I stand next to my manager along with the team. Seconds later, a man whom no one had seen before starts speaking into the microphone, introducing the newest owner of the company. At that moment, I feel several flashes from the cameras in our direction, and when I least expect it, a tall and... handsome? man emerges from the spotlight.

He goes around greeting everyone on the team. When my turn comes, as soon as I take his hand, I fix my gaze on the blond man who clearly reminded me of the last time I saw him. His gaze travels down my body but quickly goes back up, and he continues on his way, thus greeting the manager. Words couldn't describe my shocked expression.

"..."

Later...

Already home after a hot shower, I join Alina in the kitchen.

"Ali, guess who I ran into at the ceremony today..."

"Johan?" she speculates.

"No, worse!... The asshole I slept with at the club!"

"Huh, was he a photographer or something?"

"...He was the new boss..."

My words make the blonde burst out laughing. I didn't understand why.

"Girl, hahaha! What do you mean? Did he remember your pretty little face?"

"Not at all! He looked at me like I was just anyone." not that I am.

"At least he doesn't remember you, and that's what matters."

"Most definitely!"

"..."

Alina makes popcorn while I choose the movie that will destroy our psyches today. We lie down on the sofa together and start watching.

10 minutes later, I felt my stomach churn and a horrible wave of nausea wash over me. I rushed from the sofa to the bathroom, throwing up everything I had ingested during the day.

Wow! I had never vomited so much. My friend, who is already behind me, holds my hair. Ali is like a mother hen, always taking care of the people she loves.

I rinse my mouth and go back to the sofa.

"Honey?" I look at the blonde "Are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital? You're pale."

"No, I'm fine."

She sits on the sofa and keeps staring at me, which makes me nervous.

"Spit it out already!" I huff, annoyed.

"Hmm... Milkshake with sushi, vomiting, bigger breasts, stress..."

"What are you getting at?"

"What are the chances there's a baby in your little tummy?"

"What?" I give a short, ironic laugh "Honey, I haven't seen a dick in almost three months."

"That's when most women start feeling symptoms, from two to three months..."

"No... My last time was with the asshole guy who coincidentally is my boss, and for a short time... I was drunk, but I saw him put on a condom!"

"No contraceptive method is one hundred percent, condoms break!"