Nicole Harper
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Tristan left when the day was becoming dark.
He wanted to sleep over, but I refused, and after I assured him that I wasn’t trying to break things off with him again, he finally left.
I just needed time to myself to think properly. I couldn’t do that when he was around. Even when he did nothing, he still distracted me.
I could barely sleep that night. Every time I closed my eyes I heard Sarah’s voice and the giggles from the coffee room. By the time my alarm went off, I was sure I hadn’t gotten up to four hours asleep. I didn’t think I could be this affected by rumors. Was it because it had already gotten to HR?
I dressed as professionally as I could manage. I wore plain black pants, a simple cream blouse, and pulled my hair back.
The drive to the office in my new
