"Fuck off. We're not the same. I can live without a girlfriend, but you..." Tom quickly attacked Rain for his comments. Perhaps too quickly. Because he kept thinking about a certain girl, and didn't know why.
"You mad, bro? Come on, I was just joking. But duty calls. See you after work!" Rain was never one to follow the rules, being a very spontaneous guy. Even if he was one of the most important people in the company, he only did what he wanted. He even made his own schedule, never showing up at 9, and never leaving by 5. This annoyed Edward a bit. But as long as Rain did his job, Edward decided to turn a blind eye to his actions.
"Patricia, what the hell is up with your eyes?" Michelle asked loudly, as soon as she saw Patricia.
"Nothing. I'm good. I just drank too much water before I went to sleep last night." Patricia looked askance as she avoided Michelle's eyes. She was too ashamed to admit that she'd been crying.
"Still going to train? If you can't see that well you might get hurt." Michelle didn't notice that Patricia was lying. She was just worried about her. She was right, if you were concentrating on your red eyes or blinking too much, you might miss a critical turn and really get hurt.
"I'm fine, really. Don't worry about me." Patricia looked at Michelle with grateful eyes. She really appreciated that Michelle cared about her. But she wasn't about to skip training. The race was too important to her, and she was definitely ready.
"But I still don't think that it's a good idea. How about this? We skip training, go out, and have a few drinks! My treat. Sound good?" Michelle didn't know why, but she had a bad feeling about today. So she was going to try and convince Patricia to play hooky.
"But I've already changed into my one-piece..." Patricia didn't like Michelle's suggestion much. She felt sad and lonely, so she decided to throw herself into her work, get her mind off a certain doctor. She wanted to let it all out.
"You can change back! It's no big deal." Michelle was persistent. She really didn't think that Patricia was in the right state of mind to train. And she was probably right. Last time, she just wounded herself. Who knew what might happen today.
"Okay." Patricia finally relented. Maybe it was a good idea. Though she couldn't train today, maybe she could still let alcohol numb her mind and lessen the pain she was feeling right now. And there was such a thing as overtraining. Probably a good idea to have a rest.
"Awesome! Let's go grab a bite first. Then, to the bar!" she pointed, with a flourish. Michelle immediately dragged her away before she could change her mind. She wanted Patricia out and having fun before she could think too clearly.
Sometimes fate had a way of throwing us together with what we tried to leave behind. So when Patricia saw Tom again, she tried her best to ignore him.
"Mr. Xia! Fancy seeing you here." Michelle greeted Rain a bit excitedly. She remembered the time she got into a fight with a stranger on the road. Rain and Daisy helped her out.
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