Mikrokosmos

Chapter 3: Director

Monday

Unedited: this one introduces a couple more characters! Enjoy~

I make the short walk from the parking lot to the work building in leisurely steps. I'm 30 mins early so this should be fine. I stop to have a little chat with Sam at the front desk. Sam was always on something. Good morning Sam, I say rounding the front desk. Sam was busy typing something away on his computer he looks up when he sees me. Good morning moonchild! He greets easily and what brings you here on this wonderful day. Sam I work here. You work here?! When did you get the job hey congratulations he reaches out to shake my hand! Sam I've had this job for 2 years now!! I say walking away while removing my hand from his. Leaving him in his confused stupor. He's silent still calculating and I chuckle to myself as I pick up my pace I hear him call over my shoulder well enjoy the rest of your day. I wave back still walking away thanks you too! It's 7:45 once I reach my office desk. The first thing I notice is the tilted waste bin from last night, with the scattered pieces of paper. Flashbacks of yesterday scattered my brain as I take in a deep breath that was a really close one. I'm in the middle of sending out my last email when I receive another email to my messages. Group discussion/ check in meeting. I quickly accept the invite and finish off my last email after reading it through one last time. The meeting was in 15 minutes. Probably just going over the new articles for next week's journal entries. I think as I make my way over. The meeting room is in a large room with one purple wall because accent still not certain what they do but the room is functioning and that's far as my concern for the room goes. I take a seat in one of the swiveling chairs still 5 mins to the meeting. The laptop plugged into the hdmi was already projecting on the overhead and I sat for a couple minutes waiting not so patiently when I realized I could use this time to quickly go over the notes before we started. I scoot my chair back and silently make my way over to the laptop. Tapping on the space bar the screen comes to life. I see two files open one for the agenda which I recognize by the purple accent again only Maryam would know and by another tab. My curiosity gets the best of me as I click on the new tab. There was a session logged in for 10:30pm and 76% of the work had been completed. What is this I mumble to myself. I hover over the tabs indicated at the top. Vocab, gerund, time, numbers. I'm flicking through the tabs when i hear the click of the door opening. I quickly close out of the browser shutting the laptop  and sit in the nearest chair. Cringing when I realize my notebook and pen were all the way on the other side. Good morning V says smiling brightly as he makes his way to the front instead of me. Great. Just my luck. Good morning I respond back cheerfully noticing how well the light blue of his shirt went with his dark brown eyes. I'm sure there's something about accents again I'll have to ask Maryam later once she gets back from her business trip. V pulls out a swivel chair and sets his bag down on it pulling out his own laptop. Typing in some access code. How was your weekend he questions trying to fill the silence. Yeah it was great I answer how was yours? Yeah you know busy he replied back easily. Oh did you do anything fun over the weekend the second question forming without thinking. I always had that ability I'm very curious person at times. No, just work stuff from home and a couple errands nothing fun I can assure you. I laugh lightly and then it's silent again. So what exactly were you doing here so late? We know how hard working you are everyone admires your work ethics? Is everything ok? If V wasn't my boss I'm pretty sure we would be close friends however, that reality as much as I wanted it is not true. So I answered how any good employee would answer. I like setting my own timetables and deadlines because things in the office are at its peak right now I just want to query check everything twice before it's processed. I finish my blurb on a high note expecting him to drop it. He's giving the hardest glare his eyes boring into mine. I visibly see him inhaling a breath. Whatever you say Pro- that's when the rest of the team walks in. Hey hey sorry I'm late. A young woman with pitch black hair apologizes her neon dragon tattoo and piercings contrasting with her sweet voice. Good morning Jimin I greet happy for the distraction. Hey good morning He says taking the seat next to mine. More people start filing in and soon the little room was buzzing with topics and reliving weekend adventures. V finally stands up and moves to the front of the project the conversation coming to an end as he nears the front. Thank you all for coming. I know that this is the busiest turn around time and being away from work can be quite difficult for some of you. V's gaze suddenly connecting with mine. There's a light murmur and checkling from the table. Frank Travers has decided to step down in position and this will be his last two weeks in our office so make sure to give him all the scraps and keep him as busy as possible. Everyone laughed again at that. We'll miss you Frank, you were a great co director and know how to do the job well. I know he answered frankly. You see Frank's name is actually Henry but after we all grew accustomed to his frank personality well, he just became frank. We all chuckle again at his interruption. Now if there's anyone as great as you you would like to recommend then please let me know. V says clapping his hands together enjoying the joke. The chuckles were just coming to a lull when frank spoke again. Maham should have my job he says pointing at me. I laugh along again as my peers stare into my face, wait what? There's an awkward silence which is broken by Jimin coughing awkwardly next to me. Frank is staring at me with a warm smile you know you'd do an even better job than me. He says still smiling I sit back in my chair trying to avoid his eye contact. The air of the room sucked completely, is it too quiet in here? The silence does nothing to calm my whirring mind. I finally look up at a V his gaze curious, expectant. I do have another update. Copier 35 broke down again and I've informed Sam to call the electrician company. Jimin says breaking the silence I'm so glad for the shift in conversation as I see everyone reaction to the news. We just got it last month and it's already broken down twice. You see, paper is a really important quality at a journaling firm without paper we would be out of business! Who's idea was it to get a new copier any way? The old one was just fine. Yeah yeah yeah others agree turning to Paul. Well the company was giving it to us for free and this is the latest model. Yeah! Latest model from 1721 I heard someone say and then there was more chuckling. V shakes his head half heartedly well I guess copier 35 is Paul's own personal copier now I will put in an order with Sam to get us the same copier as we had before. Cheers rise from the conference table as I swoon clapping along my hero. The whole blunder about being co-Director a thing of the past.