C78 She Appeared Pregnant

As much as I wanted to believe Samantha had nothing to do with it, I couldn’t be completely sure. The way things had unfolded since she appeared at the company left me confused.

Before I could respond, Chris answered for me. “All three of us were friends before this.”

He leaned back in his chair. “We studied together and were in the same class.” “Everyone knew Mike and Samantha were dating.”

Alicia listened quietly. Chris continued. “Everything changed after the School Year End Function.”

His expression became serious. “To this day, we still don’t know exactly what happened.” “Samantha disappeared shortly afterward.”

“No calls.” “No messages.” “No explanations.” “We searched for answers but never found any.”

He paused for a moment. “The next thing we knew, she was gone.” His eyes shifted toward me briefly before returning to Alicia. “And then, a few weeks ago, she suddenly appeared here.” Alicia remained silent. The playful expression she usually wore had completely disappeared.

For the first time since meeting us, she seemed to realize that behind all the jokes and laughter, there was a story filled with pain that neither of us had fully moved on from.

The three of us continued talking until lunch break ended, completely unaware that on the second floor of the company building, someone was watching us through the window.