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Week 10: Deception

by Nicola
(South Australia)




Poppy pulled her USB from Tim’s PC. Finally, she had the proof. Sadness made her brow furrow. If only she had listed to Craig before. If only, she had taken the urgency of his words for what they were, instead of fulfilling her own vanity with a stupid assumption of jealousy. He had told her quite clearly her boss was using her to get to him.

It was all industrial sabotage, Craig had told her. And she hadn’t believed him. Why should she when her boss Tim was so attentive? So gentle, so caring. He had filled a gap in Poppy’s life after her husband’s helicopter had been shot down two years before. She hadn’t thought anyone would be able fill his place. Craig, dear Craig had tried, but … Tears pricked behind her eyes, it was only now, after he had lost everything, and taken his own life that Poppy realised how good a friend he had been, and how much of a fool she had become.

Okay, so she knew Tim was married. But his wife worked overseas. They were married in name only. Or so Tim had told her. She had conveniently ignored his frequent trips, believing between kisses that they were work related. Now he was at the airport, picking her up having told Poppy in no uncertain terms, to clear out her desk and get out before they returned.

Shutting down his PC, she checked there was no evidence of her having been in his office. Smiling, she picked up her bag and waltzed past reception, popping a chocolate coated sultana in her mouth as she waved a cheerful farewell.

The taxi was waiting outside. It had been surprisingly easy to get a meeting with the CEO of the opposition.




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