New Girl at Work

Friday night... still at work...
so i figure i would write something about the people here...

When I was the new girl at work, people would ask me about my boyfriend(s). They went about digging for information in sly and unintimidating ways, as if they were truly interested in my life and me. They would approach me in such a sweet manner that I wanted to tell them cute and silly stories about my "boyfriend" and me. I sometimes felt bad that I could not deliver the excitement they sought for from me, the youthful and cheerful one in the office. They seemed to look at me as the carefree and independent one who should be having fun out with her boyfriend. After disappointing them with bad news time after time, I figured they would move onto the next person, or at least move onto the next topic. Nope, almost a year later, they continue to harp on why I should have plenty of boyfriends and joke about how they can not believe I do not have one. Sensing their craving for unnecessary and childish gossip, I finally indulged them in stories stemmed partially from truth, crafted with imagination, and driven by recent crushes.