The Fat Experiment

Chapter 1 - Triple Salted Caramel Cupcakes

"You forgot to pay my rent, Harlyn!"he said, his forehead creasing together in dismay.

"I'm sorry ,what?"

"My landlord won't stop pestering me and he even threatened to throw me out the apartment"he sounded like he was about to cry and somewhere in my heart,

the strong resolve I had vowed to maintain was clearly shaking from it's foundation.

"I understand that but why am I supposed to pay your rent?" I questioned, whilst seriously questioning my relationship with him on the inside.

"It's because you're ric.h.. , because you're my girlfriend and it's kind of your duty"
He stated, with his puppy eyes staring directly into my soul with tiny tears starting to brim.

Every single time I fall for this crap but this time, I'm having none of it!

"My duty? You need to pay your own rent and if you're done now you may leave, I have an important meeting scheduled "

"Babe, I just need your help this one last time, please! You know how much I love you and if you would've asked me, I would have done it in a second "

I scoffed at his delirious attempt for sympathy.

"I paid for all your needs for the past 6 months, your rent, your bills, your clothes even your groceries "I replied clearly tired of having this conversation and I was already late for my meeting.

"That's because you love me babe, just this once, please?"he pleaded and walked towards my desk and held my hand with both of his.

His dull brown eyes were strikingly filled with ambition.

But ambition for what?

"How many times have I told you that I hate being called babe?, I paid your bills because you were broke and all your money was going to your mother, I offered to pay for her so that you can support yourself but I'm done! You are a grown man and you need to take care of your own things"

I pulled my hand away from his and folded my arms in front of my chest.

He looked like he was about to cry but his expression changed in a few seconds, his face was red with anger.

He slammed his hands on my desk and yelled at me "I hate you, you never even loved me!"

"ARE YOU DONE? LEAVE!" I stared at him with absolutely no emotion in my eyes.

He turned even more red and stormed off, making sure to slam the door behind him.

I took my documents and headed towards the meeting.

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A 60 million project would have slipped out of my hands .......

I felt sorry for treating him that way but at work, I'm the one people look up to and there is no place for emotions in my professional life.

I was extremely happy when we sealed the deal with the clients, I had worked overnight for the past 3 months for this and finally I was successful.

My company just reached a new height today and here I was feeling bad for the way I treated my boyfriend, I couldn't shake the feeling of guilt all day.

Was he right? Am I an insensitive girlfriend?

I just remembered his warm smile and how every girl within 10 meters of him wishes he was hers and I on the other hand didn't even value him even though he was mine.

I never believed there was anything wrong with a girlfriend supporting her boyfriend financially but something about the way he barged into my office this morning like I owed him really made me snap.