A work Christmas party gets complicated when the manager, a happily married woman, reveals her complicated feelings for her much younger male colleague.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
14pp
Genre:
Drama, Romance
Budget:
Shoestring
Age Rating:
17+
Synopsis/Details
Alex (23, autistic but good at masking it, introverted-thinker) tentatively accepts an invitation to his work's Christmas party after his friend and manager, Christina (48, married, introverted-feeler), nags him to do so. Alex does well to stomach mundane conversations with his colleagues. The group finishes their meal and all is going well. Alex is eager to return home, but he stays until the end because of Christina. Once everyone has left, Christina and Alex go for a drive as they usually do. Enjoying one another's company. Things get awkward when Christina probes Alex on whether he sees her as more than a friend. Here. she reveals her complicated feelings regarding their friendship.

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Submitted: 2023-Dec-18
Last Updated: 2025-Mar-01
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The Writer: Aeon Solo

Writing became an unexpected, but treasured hobby in January 2019. I published a book later that same year and contributed to 3 anthology projects with other authors throughout 2019-2021. In November 2021, I discovered screenwriting, which was always my true passion as a storyteller. I have drafted several projects of varying genres and formats. I recently penned some short stories, including a shortened version of my primary feature, Bloody Mary. My deep passion is sci-fi and fantasy, but many of the projects I seek to produce first are lower-budget and comedic. Comedic, but poignant. I write whatever comes to mind. Bloody Mary has received a positive reception in competitions, including a… Go to bio
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