Carle also knew that it was time to end the conversation. He simpered, “Alright, I better not hold you up. I hope after this, you will stop avoiding me. I hope we can still talk and meet every once in a while. I promise I will try my best to reign in my feelings.”
Carle’s request put Elisa on the spot. “Okay, but I may get tied up with work. We can meet up after my work has eased off.”
“Okay, I’ll wait for you.” Carle was delighted, “You should get back to work now. We’ll talk again soon.”
“Okay.” Elisa hung up the phone without hesitation.
After hanging up the phone, Elisa slumped her shoulders powerlessly.
Carle…
What should I do with him after this?
Elisa contemplated her options before consulting Sheena and Rachel on WhatsApp.
Elisa: ‘Carle called me just now. He knows I never loved him, and I only agreed to start a relationship with him to keep him alive.’
Sheena: ‘What did he say?’
Sheena’s response was prompt. Elisa knew Sheena was worried about Carle.
Rachel: ‘Have you told him? How did he take it?’
Elisa: ‘He took it well. He said Sheen was right. Love should be self-sacrificial and not possessive.’
Sheena: ‘It’s a good thing that he finally understands it.’
Rachel: ‘Then what else did he say?’
Elisa: ‘He asked to be friends like how we used to. He asked me not to estrange him, and he will control his feelings and emotions, but… I don’t know if…’
Sheena: ‘Well… Then I’ll go to work now. We’ll talk later.’
Elisa: ‘Okay.’
After Elisa finished speaking, she hung up her phone. She tidied her cascading hair strands and sorted her thoughts and emotions before returning to work.
It wasn’t a productive day at work for Elisa.
And it was almost time to go home.
Elisa saved some documents on the USB flash drive and left the office.
But……
The Murphy’s Law had materialized!
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