**The Amateur of Love**

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I couldn't believe it when he said those words; he doesn't speak like that. Not the Arber I know; he is serious. He doesn't speak like that. He has a lot of respect for me and for our marriage, even though it isn't real in the context of love. I left his apartment and saw that he was watching me in a way that seemed to say, "Don't leave," but he didn't have the courage to stop me. I came for him because I love him, I do love him, and I realized that now that I'm away from him again, now that I'm still without him.

After 5 months, everything ended; we were divorced and I hadn't heard from him again.

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**In the company:**

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"Ma'am, the project is nearing completion, so the owner of this project is stopping it. We don't yet know the reason, but he says that our company will not be paid for the work."

- "What are you talking about?"

- "That's how I was informed. He said that you need to attend a meeting next week."

- "What are these idiots trying to do? Contact them and let me know."

- "I've done that several times, but they just say to attend the meeting next Saturday."

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**On Saturday:**

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"I was in front of a large building, my frustration showing more in my red hair. I wore a black dress and high heels to assert my dominance; they were everything to me. I went inside and was told that I had messed up the meeting time. I hadn't done it; they had changed it. I had to wait two more hours, but I told them to let them wait."

So, after 3 hours, I showed up, opened the door, and I wasn't expecting to face him, but here we are.

- "You're late," he says.

- "I'm on time. That's what the email you sent me said; you can confirm it."

- "Have a seat," says the guy who had proposed that we be part of the project, which I hadn't accepted.

- "Oh, no, sorry, I'm very busy and don't have time for these meetings. I'm just giving you these documents; sign them. You know how to sign documents," I said, looking him in the eye.

- "What are they?" he asks, his eyes fixed on me.

- "Resignation."

- "So quickly?"

- "It's actually very late."

- "These are my resignations from this project. I'm no longer interested, and I'm glad I did it. You have all the rules written. You can use my design, but you will pay me. You will pay for every work done so far, and you will also pay if you continue to follow the project designed by me. Even if you use only 5% or less, my company will be paid. I have serious issues with payments. You know the company's bank account; you have time until 5:00 PM. If the payment isn't made, you will be taken to court. I'm sorry, but that's the rule. If you don't want to sign, you still have to because you signed once at the beginning agreeing to my rules for withdrawing from the project. I can also claim damages based on the documents you signed at the beginning. That's all I had. All the best. Don't forget, at 5:00 PM."

- "It's not that simple," he says as I'm leaving.

- "Make it simple; you know how to do it, right?"