The Broken Hearted Writing Contest - Call Center

Life is a never ending battle, however, no matter how many trials there are we have to be strong and have faith that soon everything will be alright.

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I am Yuri and I was working as a call center in the Metro when I met Gio. He was my seat mate during our training. I can say I was so naive in life, I was 19 years old when I was force to stop college due to financial issues in our family. My father lost his job after the company he was working closed down due to bankruptcy. I have 3 other siblings who were also studying a grade 10, 7 and a grade 5. My mother is just a plain housewife and I know I am the only one who can help my father who's doing part time jobs to make ends meet.

Gio is a very sweet guy, he's 5 years older than me. Most of the time he shares his packed lunch and food with me, and often shares his coffee too. When you're working in a call center especially at night coffee is one of your best friend. With his sweetness and caring gestures who wouldn't fall for him.

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After a month of training we both luckily pass and moved to the next level, meaning the next level of the hiring process we are now full time call center agents taking calls. The friendship that Gio and I shared became deeper. I know deep inside that I was deeply falling for him, he gave me happiness that I have never felt before, he is like a drug that I am so addicted. All I know was I am happy and I forget all the problems at home when I am with him. He was my first love and I never had a boyfriend before. When you're in love you'll see fireworks whenever you're with him.I didn't know if he has feelings for me all I knew and cared for then was he's my inspiration.

One day our Team Lead, JM, asked our team to go out and unwind at Subic since it's our first team building activity I decided to join. Gio was still the sweet gentle friend of mine whom I shared secrets with, all I know is I love him and he never tooks advances on me.

The day came when we were in Subic and we enjoyed the placed it was such a beauty. We had a chance to enjoy and get drunk. That was the first time I felt so happy since Gio is showing interest on me, I don't know is it because I am drunk or because he was drunk. Things happened so fast that night that we both lost control of ourselves. When I woke the next day I don't know how to act in front of Gio, I knew deep inside that I should be happy because finally he showed interest on me, but part of me was asking and waiting for answers why just now?

I was looking for him but our manager told me he left early because he needs to be back in Manila to do some errand. I let it passed and I texted him but I never received any reply. There are so many questions that kept popping on my mind that I don't know how to answer.

I never saw Gio for 3 days after our team building at Subic. He never even replied on the text messages I sent him and he didn't answered my calls either. When he came back to work he seated far from me, and days passed he kept ignoring me. My worst nightmare came, I discovered that I was pregnant. The more that I was eager to talk to Gio but he kept ignoring my calls and text messages. All the blooming flowers turned in withered roses. I was hit the hardest and I am adding another problem to my parents. Though there's a little hope in me that Gio will accept that he is now a father and we will be a happy family. I was hit the hardest when I was about to go home from the office and a lady who's holding a little boy approached me and slapped me hard and she was accusing me that I intentionally let myself get pregnant there were actually a lot of bad things that she said but I just ran away from our office and cried on my way home.

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I never get back from work ever again after that incident. The pain he caused me was too much but I need to move on for my baby. I don't know how to face my office mates again. I've had the biggest lesson in life, all the questions I've had before was now answered, he was just nice to me, nothing more nothing less, and I just mistook it as love.

THIS IS NOT A TRUE STORY, JUST A PRODUCT OF MY IMAGINATION! ;-)

Thank you very much @tpkidkai for sponsoring this contest. I enjoyed writing this.

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