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THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
"Nothing in this world comes with free of cost or out of Goodwill," Christian thought to himself, "especially from a stranger all of a sudden, what if there's a bigger conspiracy happening in the name of help? How am I supposed to crack the truth?" He didn’t believe in coincidences, not after everything he had lived through.He sat alone in his office long after sunset when all his friends left, he got time alone to concentrate, the glass walls reflecting his silhouette back at him like a second observer. The city outside had dimmed into a scatter of lights, distant and indifferent, while the tablet in his hands glowed softly.Approval timestamps, internal routing logs, and departmental overrides.He scrolled slowly, carefully, not searching for proof, but only patterns, he has been looking into it for so long expecting at least a small clue but in the end, he came to the same place where he began.The bottlenecks that had tightened around him for days had vanished too neatly. Not
WHAT'S WITH THAT RUSH?
"Chris… Chris…!"Andrew burst into Christian’s office without even knocking, his usually controlled steps turning into a near-run as he is in a rush to see Christian's face.Christian looked up from his screen, startled but looked calm."What’s with that rush?" He asked evenly. "What exactly happened? Is anyone chasing after you or what?" Andrew braced his hands on the desk, while breathing hard, not from panic, but from extreme excitement."I've to be in a rush because I'm here to deliver a good news," he said, almost disbelieving the words himself.Christian leaned back slightly with a surprised face. "Good… news? What kind of good news are you even talking about?" For a few seconds Christian isn't sure whether he is good enough for something good to happen to him or not, as from the past few days, all he has been hearing were bad things, so even in the morning when he stepped into the company, the thing he is afraid is of listening to one more bad news, but here Andrew is telling
THEY'VE BEEN WAITING
The pressure didn’t arrive loudly, it never did, but always lurking within the shadows right behind him.Christian noticed it first in the smallest places, things that usually moved without friction suddenly started resisting, like gears misaligned by half a millimeter.A supplier requested reconfirmation on terms that were already signed.A compliance officer postponed a clearance with polite regret.A finance subcommittee asked for additional documentation on a project that had already passed two internal reviews.None of it screamed sabotage, but all together, it hummed that something happening behind his back.Christian stood by the glass wall of his office, tablet in hand, his eyes scanning the latest updates. The city outside was very normal and pleasant, cars moving, lights blinking, people unaware that a quiet tightening had begun several floors above them.Luna entered the room first, followed by Andrew behind her, neither of them spoke immediately after entering, that alone
NOW?
"Who else apart from," Andrew didn’t even hesitate, "the senior cluster that opposed your promotion." "And?""They’re pushing a narrative," Luna added while clenching her fist. "That you’re acting arrogant by gaining favours from someone, and saying that it's not some earned authority, misleading people with your fake character." Christian almost smiled.Almost."Well, let it be, I'm not surprised at all, by the way I think this must've already gone to the board's notice, what's the board’s response?" He asked with a curious face.Tanya hesitated. "Ummm, they haven’t summoned you yet though it reached their notice." "That’s worse than them summoning you Chris," Andrew muttered. "Seems like they’re watching keenly to see what you're going to do further after this...." Luna swallowed hard. "Chris… I think we should inform Mr. Edward before this matter escalates further, how about we call him?" The na
CIRCULATED WHERE?
"I don't even know what's happening in the company these days....""Who is being fake exactly?""I don't think he is such a person!""We can't blindly trust anyone.... Didn't you hear what happened?" The whispers and gossips spreading every corner of the company from person to person, despite not knowing what exactly is happening or who is exactly behind it, still, they're too busy in discussing among themselves based on baseless rumors.The company floor was unusually busy that morning.Not loud, not chaotic, just tight enough to give a feeling that something is wrong for sure.Christian felt it the moment he stepped out of the elevator.Conversations stopped too quickly after they noticed Christian, screens were minimized a second too late.He smiled at them like always but the way they smiled at him is too different and weird, slow and thin smiles, as if they were forced to smile in return.This wasn’t panic, it was practically calculation, whether to react or not."Did you really
YOU'RE STARTING TO SOUND LIKE ME
"Perfect evenings," Christian sighed to himself while walking into the apartment, "doesn't exist after a tiresome day...." Only he knew how exhausting his new role is, not even during his education time he felt something like this, but everything feels strange and boring despite he is seeing the achievements.At that moment he realised, how boring and adult life can be even with many new things surrounding from time to time.The apartment lights were already on when he returned home finally, they were not too bright, not dim either, just enough to soften the edges of the space and chase away the city’s lingering dusk. The door closed behind him with a gentle click, the familiar sound settling into something that felt… steady.Adrian’s voice was carried from the living room. "Woah, you’re back earlier than I expected, I've been thinking about you and you're already here." Christian slipped off his shoes, placing them neatly by the rack. "Meetings wrapped up faster today, so I though
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