Obsède

Chapter 1-

Zuri Jefferson

"Oh come on Zuri,I expected you to be happy for this opportunity. You know how many people who would've wanted this promotion and here you are sulking about it." My boss groaned in exhaustion. The truth is I was happy for the promotion but this meant me going to a different country to work and honestly I dreaded that.

"Yes I know but I don't want to... I don't feel comfortable leaving the coun-"

" Zuri your telling me, you as a 23 year old wouldn't enjoy a free trip to france? I know you would be working but you would still have time to enjoy the beauty Paris has. Look I will allow you to bring a friend and I will pay for their trip and stay-

" Oh come on, you know I don't have any friends other than you." I said while looking down. It was true Gregory was my boss and the owner of the company I worked at, Gregory was 30 years my senior but despite that, he was the only person who understands me. Greg and I met on my first year of college , he was sitting in a Cafe when I accidentally bumped into his table and spill coffee all over his computer. I remember how flustered I was, spilling sorrys all over the place while he just smiled and said it was okay. He told me to sit at first I was hesitant but he assured me he had his wife and two kids, after talking to him for hours he was impressed by my intelligence and told me if I ever wanted a job I could check for him. I kept in contact with him after that day, spending hours talking to him and I was surprised that we had so much in common.Our relationship was nothing more than friendship and Gregory treated me like his child and since I grew up without a father figure I was glad for it. After three years I decided to take up his offer and I immediately got the job after graduating college.

" Zuri you're the reason why you don't have any friends. You walk around this building ignoring everyone and treating them as a distraction. You only interact with them only when it's business related, this attitude isn't healthy Zuri. This trip will help your social life, I can assure that."

" How are you so sure that I will make friends, if Im not making any here then why would I make them in France!" I shouted getting angry. Gregory then ran his hands through his grey straight hair.

" Zuri.. I - if you don't go on this trip then I'm afraid that I would have to let you go." He said lowly " No buts. Zuri I can't watch you work your life to death, if you continue you will die alone and I don't want that. I want to have grandchil- well I want you to have children, friends and someone to love you and protect you. I can't be your only friend Zuri because I'm a old man and isn't weird for a young girl to only have me as a friend." He then took off his glasses and squeeze his nose bridge in frustration. " Zuri I'm giving you one day to decide, you can leave now." He said and I felt the tears coming so I rushed out and ran to the bathroom. I had social anxiety and I knew it would sky rocket if I were to go to france, I don't do well in unfamiliar areas with unfamiliar people. It took me a while to be comfortable here and now I would have to go to a new workplace with new co workers, it would take a while for them to get the memo that I was introverted and didn't like social contact. I remember how my co workers here were friendly to me and even some of the guys were hitting on me but I guess me barely talking to them and my body language show them I wasn't interested in making friends, this resulted in rumours. Rumours like me fucking Gregory for my position and Rumours about me being a uptight rich bitch who thinks she's better than everyone. I didn't care for the rumours though, they meant nothing to me.

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I smiled as I eat my ice cream while watching my favorite movie " Alice in the wonderland". I truly enjoyed my alone time, once your comfortable with yourself, loneliness no longer is a bother. I enjoyed my company and Gregory, I enjoy my life like this and never once I craved for mor- well I sometimes craved for a relationship, one with a handsome guy who respect boundaries and love me for the way I am, a man who I can share happy moments with and marriage. I stop my thoughts, how can I expect to have a relationship when I'm like this, maybe that trip is all I need and then maybe I can find myself a nice french man to swipe me off my feet and love me unconditionally. Despite my attitude, just like any other human I crave for the comfort of a partner, it's quite embarrassing to be a 23 year old and never even kissed a man yet. It's time for a change, maybe this trip is really what I need. I got up and called Gregory and told him my decision, he was happy and told me I won't regret my decision. I hope I don't regret my decision.

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Gregory sat on my bed in his expensive work seat eating my left over pizza. Gregory was a handsome man, he looked good for his age and was fit.

" Are you just gonna sit there or help me pack?" I asked getting irritated by his loud chewing. He then sighed and stuff the rest of pizza in mouth before getting clothes out of my drawers and stuffing it in my second suitcase. " I'm going to miss you-"

" We can FaceTime." He rushed out quickly and that only made me more sad and I tried to fight the tears.

" So what about my grandm-"

" She will be okay, I will hire a nurse." He rushed out again, not even sharing me a glance. I then threw myself on the bed and cried out.

" Why you want me to leave so much!" I cried out before bawling my eyes out. I then heard him sighed before rubbing my back.

" Zuri, come on hun. Stop crying dear, it's only 8 months."

"Only?!" I cried out before returning to my wails.

" Zuri, it's not like I won't miss you but I understand that this would be a great experience for you and it would be your first time leaving the country and- " he then stopped and gestured for me to get up. I then did that and wipe my tears. He then smirked at me and sat before me. He then went into his pocket and gave me a necklace, it was gold with small diamonds on it and there was a name in the middle "zuri" I smiled widely and lifted my hair so he could put it around my neck.

" It's beautiful Greg!" I then jumped and hugged him. Greg treated me like this because I was the daughter he always wanted. His biological children didn't really spend much time with him and I guess growing up spoiled and sheltered they just live on his money doing wild shit. His son was 19 and a college dropout spending his time doing drugs, partying and having sex, his daughter now was 28 and hated him, she wanted nothing to do with her father because he cut her off since she didn't wanted to work and sit all day. She was ungrateful and lazy and thought that Gregory was supposed to take care of her for the rest of her life.

"You like it?"

" Like? I love it Gregory!" I said before releasing him from the hug.

"Glad you liked it, now let's get back to packing you have a flight early in the morning he said trying to hide the sadness in his tone.

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I sat in the plane nervously, I was in first class because Greg wasn't going to settle for anything other than that. I look through the dark skies and smile, maybe this wasn't a bad idea after all.

To be continued

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