He asked ” shall we go then?”, the terrifying question she met with at the end of each day for the past week.
Her mind raced to say NO every time, but she being the new joinee and he being her manager and the corporate world being completely new and strange to her, she couldn’t say no out loud.
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And every time they were in his car she was in dilemma- whether he holding her hand is innocent as he pretends or is he trying it as an advancement to something more, whether he is a genuine friend as he says or a disguised wolf waiting to pounce at the right moment, why he insists her to accompany him ,why she is obligated to share the journey with him just because they both take the same route and why she shouldn’t rely on her instincts which tells not to trust him because no boss would say that I am your best friend but don’t let others at office know that because they will be jealous of you.
“Lets go” his sound nudged her from her thoughts and without realizing she replied “NO Sir, I am going by bus” at which he was taken aback, surprised and disappointed he said “Are you afraid?”. Noticing the sudden change in his tone she answered, her voice unwavering,”No I’m not afraid”- when she walked away from him towards the bus she thought yes I’m afraid of you and yes that’s why I got the courage to say no today.
Linking this post to Five Sentence Fiction’s prompt – Fearless
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Following instincts always works well, right? Thank you for stopping by Freya!
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Good for her. Entering an environment where the rules are unwritten and complicated – do you have any choice but to listen to your instincts?
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Yes it is.. Thank you visiting my blog Jyotsna..
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It is always better to trust our instincts !!
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Thanks Uday for reading and commenting. Made my day! 🙂
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Timely response saves many troubles. Saying No is really important.
Thank you Anmol.. 🙂
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Yes it is. Thank you for stopping by. 🙂
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Yes she gathered courage with time to spare. It doesntmalways happen that way. Thanks for reading, Anita 🙂
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good one….
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Good one 🙂
Sometimes you must find courage anyhow to make some important decisions. Saying NO can be counted in the list.
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She was fearless to say “NO”… May we all have this courage.
Nicely expressed, Vinitha.
Delighted that you stopped by! Thanks 🙂
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Being afraid and finding courage to say something is the best type of fearless.
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