It was one boring thursday. Well, what else is new, life is getting more and more boring everyday. I checked the time, I still have less than an hour before i could hit the road and go home. And it's not as if I can't wait to go home. I have nothing to do there either.

I tried to while my time browsing my mailbox, then it caught my eyes. The email was dated two days ago, came from the HR department - a training invitation. I check my calendar, looks like the training fits my schedule. I scroll the page down then click 'sign up'.

Training day. I can see a beautiful day ahead. I won't be doing any report today, no clients to deal with, no nosey manager around...I should sign up to HR training more often!

There are about twenty seats in the room and few seats are still vacant, it was a small group of participants. I look around hoping to see familiar faces and i have found one. A face that was too familiar.

I realized the moment I saw him that he wasn't one of the trainees. So, the HR commissioned new training center this time, I thought. This will be no ordinary day i'm sure. Why, not everyday i get to attend to a training facilitated by my ex!

Technically, we didn't broke off. A friend once advised me that I should talk to him. Put closure to our story once and for all. I know that was just reasonable but I really have the tendency to be unreasonable at times. So I did it the way I thought was easy. I just disappeared. No explanations.

The training was something about increasing one's effectivity. On one part where he was discussing the importance of planning, everyone shared why it was difficult for them to stick to things that are planned. When it was my turn to speak i just said: 'because I find it hard to commit'.

He simply nod and said: 'I see, so you have a problem with commitment'.

He went on, but not before I saw something crossed his eyes- pain.

I heard a door opened then slammed. I look around and found myself on my desk. On the screen of my computer blinks one new unread email, a confirmation from HR that a slot has been reserve for me on the training that I signed up earlier. Shame! I have fallen asleep on my work station. What a boring day indeed!

I grab my things to go home. Before I locked my drawer, I had a glimpse of some pale yellow envelopes. I don't have to open them to see what's inside - wedding invitations that will no longer be distributed.

Keyword: Traning Invite

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Posted by lorislittlesecret 2008-04-10 11:12:09 .... Spelling...but otherwise a good story... + Report this comment
Posted by ThomasP3 2008-04-10 12:34:00 .... Creative. I noticed some grammer and spelling errors as well. That may take a bit away from an otherwise good read. Thanks. + Report this comment
Posted by Roadkill315 2008-04-10 15:15:15 .... First short paragraph, you used the word boring and to be polite as a critic, it was boring. But I read on because I knew there was no way you could fill the rest with talk of nothing to do... so, in a wierd way, you got my attention. Intended?? Get half way through and I sense you are tryng to make a story about the pleasures of trainign, nit just any training, HR Training? This is a first, read on I shall... LOL - training facilitated by my ex!... I'd end the story by getting up and walking out. The ending was flat. I think more conflict could have occurred in the dream with your ex before ending it waking up and returning to boredum. Don't let my critical words suggest it was not good, it was, I enjoyed reading, thanks + Report this comment
Posted by resistanceisfreedom 2008-05-12 18:06:27 .... i actually thought this was a really good story. so her dream conveyed the reasons for the seperation. because of her failure to commit. i thought this was very interesting and it really surprised me at the end. + Report this comment
Posted by indianaman130 2008-07-08 01:05:37 .... good daydream story. Some of the sentences kind of stutter and make the flow choppy in my opinion, but other wise a nice little short story talking about used love and betrayal. + Report this comment
Posted by r.e.potter 2008-07-08 06:34:59 Cute Thought it was a clever ending. It seems that you wrote this in a hurry, perhaps late for training. Only I hope again it was English class training. Work on spelling...and get some sleep. + Report this comment

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