The Undying Passion

As I walked into the building where this guy worked I noticed that every piece of furniture was gray. The accents on the walls were black and every staff member wore a dark piece of clothing. My chances of working here started to look bleak, considering I did not fit in whatsoever. I looked out of place in my bright blue dress and yellow heels. I walked to the front desk and the lady looked up at me. She scanned me from head to toe and spoke in a very professional but also judgy tone. The kind that makes you want to sock her in the face. "How can I help you?" She said with her collagen-injected lips."I have an interview with Mr. Saunders""Name?""Madeline Slate""Give me a second"She picked up the phone and punched in a few numbers "Hello Mr. Saunders, it's Nancy, there's a girl waiting for a job interview with you" I heard screaming from the phone and this Nancy character didn't seem too phased by it. She actually seemed...exasperated. I would be too, her lips looked like they

Daddy drops his brown bottle on the floor and it breaks. Brown stuff spills out and mommy shouts at daddy for spilling it. Daddy yells at mommy and throws a chair at the wall. Mommy cries out to me and tells me to go to my room. Daddy starts to hit mommy, again, and again, and again. Mommy is crying loud now. Daddy won't stop... I woke up from a nightmare and felt my forehead. It was wet and my entire back was covered in sweat. I felt grimy and gross. I swung my legs over the bed and looked at the clock on my bedside table. I hopped in the shower to wash away the distress of my seemingly recurring nightmare. I used to have them when I was a kid, but they never seemed to have gone away.I blow dried my long brown hair and curled the ends, my makeup today was minimal, as I wanted to be professional. I picked out my nicest looking dress and the prettiest heels I owned. I slipped my clothes on and looked at myself in the mirror.Hi guys! I'm Madi, I'm from Australia and I love to read

As I came into work the next day, Nancy stopped me at the front desk."Are those cookies I smell?" She smiled.I laughed "yeah I baked them for Mr. Saunders"Her eyes widened "you made something for Ryan?"I looked around uneasily "yeah why?""Oh, nothing it's just that no one ever gives Ryan anything. It's usually him gifting things to people, not the other way around" she shrugged. I smiled "well I guess I'm about to change that trend"She laughed "you go do that. Have a good day Maddie""Thanks, you too" I smiled and went into the elevator.As I came up to my floor, I set my purse down in my office and made my way down to Ryan's office.I knocked on it twice and I heard him grunt "who is it?" In a really upsetting tone."It's Maddie" I managed to say in the sweetest of ways."Come in..." He said and paused to say something else but didn'tI walked in and smiled at him. He was wearing a pair of reading glasses and the sleeves of his white shirt were rolled up. He looked as good as m

My brother John has been in the Middle East for over 3 years now and every time he comes back home he goes to Minnesota to see his girlfriend. I barely know my own brother, I have no one. I don't have anyone in this world to keep me sane. I only have Maggie, and she probably hates me now. My biggest fear in life is to be hurt by the one I love the most. I'm scared that if I trust someone, they'll just use it against me and I'll end up being alone and miserable like my mom.As I walked into my office, I immediately buried myself in my work. I didn't even want to stop by Ryan's office to say good morning because I was so embarrassed.As I walked into my office, I immediately buried myself in my work. I didn't even want to stop by Ryan's office to say good morning because I was so embarrassed. At around 1 in the afternoon I received a knock on my office door. "Come in" I chirped. Ryan walked into the office and sat down in front of me. We just stared at each other for a good 2 minut

I woke up in an unfamiliar room with light pouring through the windows. There was an arm wrapped around my waist. Forsome strange reason, I felt good, I felt...great. I realized that it was Ryan next to me and he grunted as he woke up. He turned over and stretched. I checked my phone and I had 6 missed calls from Maggie and 3 texts. "WHERE ARE YOU?!" "WHAT THE HELL MADDIE?! ARE YOU OKAY?" "whatever Maddie, have fun doing whatever it is that you're doing" I checked the time and she should be awake by now. I decided to call her and she picked up on the third ring."Maddie?" She said sternly"Hi Maggie, listen I'm sorry for not checking in with you last night""I don't care. Where were you anyway?" "I..." I looked over to Ryan who was standing at the foot of the bed, staring at me while shirtless. "I slept over at someone's place" "You don't have any friends in the city. Were you with Ryan?" "Maybe" "God, way to act like a cheap hoe" she said nastily and hung up. I was shock