Dating A Workaholic

"He wouldn't be like that, I know him." Esther almost yelled at Becca, her best friend.
"That is non sense! You barely know him! And he knows nothing about you! So stop overreacting!"

It's not the first time they argued about this matter; Matt.
They met at a concert, that is just absurd. Esther suddenly fell in love. Becca was just furious about how dumb her best friend can be. Well, it's not the first time Becca witnessed Esther 'falls in love', but this one is certainly the weirdest because Matt is nothing like Esther's type: cool.

Matt is so warm that he could melt every girl in the world only with his 'hello'. Matt is so friendly and smart, when he talks he illustrate Wikipedia with his knowledge and credentials. Matt can be your go-to friend when you're in need of some fresh ideas or just cringe joke. Matt is a diligent guy with lots of brilliant thoughts about various things. He is the jack of all trades.

While Esther... She is the female version of Matt. Esther has everyone greets her whenever she is everywhere as if she is so famous. What amazing is, it's not only people know her, but she actually knows people too like there is no person she is not friends with. Esther is a hardworker, she never stops thinking about anything, from fashion to politics, from kitchen to transport system, from traditional dances to aliens, or anything. You can talk to Esther about anything.

One day Becca confronted Matt for being too close to Esther that she was worried Esther might not be the best person she used to be.

"Yeah sorry if it sounds like she is more occupied with me. Maybe you aren't free enough for her to talk as great as when she is with me" Matt became very sarcastic each time Becca talked to her about how disturbed Esther has been lately.

Okay, here is the thing, some work deadlines were missed. Esther NEVER misses deadlines. She hates becoming late-comer and she is not a deadliner, she cannot think under pressure. Esther is a complete workaholic and she always aims high in whatever she is passionate about. Until Matt came.

Everything has turned upside down.

Esther wakes up very late, she eats junk food, she dozed out during meeting and SHE MISSES DEADLINES many times. She almost got fired, but Becca came again to save her ass, over and over again.

They have been having the discussion of how much Esther has depleted in work and life quality. However, they always found themselves another argument, pointless arguments between best friends who are caught between jealousy and anger.

"You know what? Maybe I've been looking at the wrong place and time. Maybe Matt is the right person I've been missing. Maybe he's the one that will complete me?"
"That is absurd, you know you can't stand someone messy like him." Becca lighted a cigarette trying to sound calm
"Yeah, maybe?"
"When do you think you're gonna stop being indecisive? Esther you're almost 40 for God's sake!" Becca stared at Esther who was still typing on her laptop
"Don't start now, you sound like an old nun who talks about age and decision we make" Esther didn't bother to reply Becca's look
"You know what, I think we should just stop talking. I am so tired about you being so obsessive about Matt. It's not healthy for me to always be in this position." Becca threw her look to the edge of their office balcony. Esther finally looked up to Becca's face, lighting another cigarette after the last one just finished, and replied "Yeah, you're right."
"Hmm?" Becca sounded numb
"We should stop working together and spending too much time with each other. Now I have Matt and he is just enough. Stop backing me up on job-failure, and stop making excuses for me in front of everyone who started to think I'm less productive lately. You need to stop caring too much, because that is not what I need at the moment". A long speech from Esther that only got Becca left the office with red face, faster heartbeat and untold anger.

Could this friendship be the toxic one after all this time? Esther was at her peak moment of career, everyone loves her. She is a great team player and she is very humble.



"I guess everyone makes wrong turn sometimes. What do you think this one is any different?" Becca told Matt when he finally broke up with Esther.

Oh, because Matt fell for Becca, finally.