First Attempt

Chapter Four

Elijah

The elevator door opens, there i see her, the manager. I walk in and glance at her, giving her a small smile.

She mimics my behaviour and moves her lips "Goodmorning, Elijah.".

I kinda liked how she said my name with that sultry voice of hers.

"Hey, goodmorning." A brief silence follows. How can i be this bad at socializing. I can't with myself. My thoughts got interrupted by her voice.

"Elijah, aren't you coming?".

I soon realize we have arrived on our floor. I smile shyly and nodded. She smiled back.

I walk to my desk and sit down, turning on the computer. I hear my phone buzz, i received a textmessage.

Jason

Goodmorning
Are we still on for tonight?

Oh, crap. I totally forgot about dinner. Sigh.

Elijah

Goodmorning
Yes, see you tonight.

Jason, the man i've been seeing for a while now. We have been on a couple of dates and he is a nice man, handsome even. I see lots of women steal looks because he is that attractive and here i am wondering why i don't feel the same. I mean i do enjoy his company, but nothing more, a friendship maybe. I was planning to make this clear tonight.

I hear someone whisper my name "Elijah, pssssss. Over here."

I turn to the right and face Ben, my colleague and the only one i really talk to here.

"Why are you whispering." I ask.

"Uhm, are you not hearing the yelling that's going on right now?" He said while pointing at the elevator.

I turn to face the elevator only to find a man screaming all kinds of things and being very emotional. In front of him i see another figure, a colleague, i think her name was Nancy. She just stands there, frozen, looking like she fucked up big time. I then wanted to get up and calm the situation only to see Nia, the manager, doing just that.
She approached the man in a calm way, asking him if he could calm down and walk with her to her office. Probably to ask what the problem is. She leads the way and they went in her office. Nancy disappeared. The blinds were open, so we could see how the conversation went, but without audio. The only thing that stuck with me was the sad expression on the man's face and the concerned one on Nia.

What the fuck happened..

Ben gave me a nudge and once again pulled me out of my thoughts.

"So what do you think happened?" He asked looking a bit worried.

"I have no idea. Maybe they'll inform us later." I glanced real quick to her office and saw that she got the situation under control. The man calmed down.

"I guess so." Ben said. "Anyway, what were you doing that you didn't notice all of that ruckus?"

"Nosey, aren't we?" I said. "But if you must know, I got a text from Jason for dinner tonight." The mention of Jason's name made Ben all giddy. Yea, not only women find him attractive, men as well. Ben was one of them and very gay.

"Oehh, Jason. You sure he isn't gay? I'd gladly take him over and under."

I Sighed "Ben, don't be a perv and shut up. Also, did you finish the research?"

"Boo, you're no fun. But yes to your question, i'll send you the file, your majesty." He said with a dumb smile on his face.

I gave him a nudge "Nice."

After 30 minutes the man leaves the office, relieved. Soon after, Nancy got called up to the managers office. You can't really see it on her face, but she isn't happy and Nancy having her head down, confirms that. After 20 minutes Nancy leaves the office, almost crying, walking toward us.
Ben and i looked at each other with a confused look.

"Elijah." Nancy said in a very small voice. I look up at her and was waiting for the rest of the sentence.

"Nia calls for you in her office" And after saying that, she walked away.

Oke, what is even happening right now. One way to find out, i guess.