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“My thoughts exactly. Then came my most recent breakup with Stanley. I thought he really loved me. Damn, Anita, I’m thirty-two years old, and I’m still reading men wrong. Look how he dumped me for someone younger and—”
“Don’t you even say it, Kass. Stanley is another piece of shit that you need to forget. Just think of him as another bump in the road and move the hell on.
“You’re right about that. Anyway, the more that I think about it Stanley and I weren’t even compatible. I think I even liked him more than I loved him.”
A sly grin forms on Anita’s face. “Have fun with your two bosses. Subtly flirt and see who takes the bait. What’s living without taking chances?”
I let out a chuckle; I’ve always liked Anita’s way of thinking, but I’m not a flirter like she is. It comes naturally to her. I’ve taken going into relationships seriously. I want to be married one day soon. Maybe have a couple of kids. But that’s not going to happen until the right man comes along that wants the same things as I do. I have to get over this crush, or whatever it is I feel for my bosses. Dirk and Nikolai are ruthless a businessmen. They may be younger than me, but they are dynamic in the business world and are respected by the masses.
“Do you want another drink?” I ask Anita.
“Sure,” she replies, and I signal to the waiter to place a refill on our drinks.
“Stop stressing girl,” she tells me.
“I am not stressing,” I answer without looking at her.
“Liar! I know stressing. You’ve gone all quiet; I can hear the thoughts mulling around in that head of yours.” Anita gives me a big smile and taps the side of her head. The waitress comes back and places fresh drinks on the table. I will need to leave her a good tip.
“Okay, maybe I am stressing a little, but I will be alright. I just need to chill and keep things in perspective.”
“And that is,” Anita prompts me to finish my sentence.
“I just need to go to work, do my job, get paid and go home. Simple as that.”
“Get real, Kass! You know as well as I do that life is not simple. It’s made of various complexities to rain on our parade.”
I glance at Anita from the corner of my eye. I take a long sip from my drink before speaking, “But I crave simplicity in my life.”
Anita shrugs her thin shoulders. “Well my friend, we don’t always get what we wish for,” she replies smoothly.
“I know that only too well.” I sigh and finish my meal.
“Kass. you know I want the best for you, right?”
“Girl I already know that. I want the best for you too,” I smile.
Anita and I finish our meals and part ways in the parking lot with the promise of being in touch soon.
As I drive home, I think about how even after three weeks into my new job, I still feel disheartened and confused regardless of the talk I had with Anita, I’ve come to the decision that this is a problem I must work through in one way or another myself. Being practical is the way to go.
