The One that Got Away

I used to have this boss in the office. She’s married with kids, a girl and a boy. She’s about a decade older than me. Although she’s on her early 40’s, just by looking at her, I knew was the kind of girl who would make any guy fall for her. She’s really pretty, she’s tall and slender, with fair skin. What’s amazing about that is she’s so nice and simple and maybe that’s what’s making her more beautiful.

Her husband was a lawyer while she’s an accountant and was the head of the finance department that time. There was this one time when I went out for a break, and found her there, smoking. I was still a smoker that time, so when she offered me some, I gladly accepted it. We talked, she asked few details about me. Then, she asked me if I was married and I said no. “good for you” she uttered. That was a shock to me, so I replied “hmm, but I wished to be married soon..how was it ma’am?” I asked. She paused and smirked “If you’re going to marry for convenience then its good, but if not, then it will not..it will be like waking up each day hoping for night time so could sleep again” she replied.. “but its good, when you have kids, it makes it lighter, like there’s a reason to be happy” she replied smiling. Then her phone rang, she looked at it, and dropped the call “its the husband” she uttered. I guess she noticed how puzzled I was with her answer, she tapped my shoulder, hinting that she’s going ahead, and I just smiled.

I was so puzzled that I asked some of the people if they know something about her, (forgive me, Lord for gossiping in the office) and I got it.

They said that her marriage is a product of her parents and husband’s parents agreement. Her parents and in-laws where great friends and were partners in business. In short it was a fixed marriage. They said she used to have a boyfriend before in college whom she really loves, but they have broken up because of her parents. They said she didn’t like it when her parents would say bad things about the guy, so she broke up with her and started dating her husband. I guess she tried to love her husband but maybe there is this anger deep down that is stopping her from  doing so, and maybe there is always this question going through, like “what if she ended up with the boyfriend she loves so  much?”, but I guess the good mother that she is, is what’s making her strong and making her go on be the wife and mother that she has to be..for she could never turn back the time, what’s done is done with the one that got away… 

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