Monthly Archives: August 2011

Clare felt happy. She had been treated like a princess for the last few days. Too bad Hal and Dennis were married. But deep inside her, she would not mind if they wanted her. They deserved to have her, since … Continue reading →

Clare was feeling lonely. She wished she had someone to love. More importantly, she wished she had someone who loved her. She should have taken Hal’s dinner offer. At least, she would have company, and an nice dinner too, instead … Continue reading →

Clare lay on her bed, trying to catch a nap before she had to leave for work in another few hours. She should take up Hal’s offer. A receptionist shouldn’t have to do any work that involved numbers. Phone numbers … Continue reading →

“Clare, let me give you a lift home,” Bald Hal said. “It’s okay,” Clare said. “I could take a bus.” “No, we can’t allow you to do that,” Fit Joe replied. “You’ve helped us a lot. It would be no … Continue reading →

Clare had a very good time with her three new friends. They were such a happy bunch. She gave them advice on what she thought a woman would want. “But you can’t take my word for it, because not all … Continue reading →

It wouldn’t be called a date, so Clare had accepted. Besides, they were all married, and they seemed like faithful men. The night before, Glasses Dennis, Fit Joe and Bald Hal had invited her out for lunch because they needed … Continue reading →

Maybe she should change her job, Clare thought. Being constantly on her feet the whole night was not an easy task. Life was getting meaningless without love. Clare had deleted the engineer Peter from her memory just as she had … Continue reading →

Young Clare could not understand why her dad did not come home anymore. Every evening, she would sit by the window, hug the teddy bear tightly against her chest, and stare at the road, wishing and willing her dad to … Continue reading →

The woman whom Clare saw in the car was not Peter’s sales coordinator. She was a waitress who worked in Bluesocks Burgers. Peter had befriended her about a week before he met Clare. He had wooed her, brought her to … Continue reading →